Jon received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2009. He also received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Texas Tech University. While in law school, Jon was a member of the Texas Tech Law Review and a founding editor of the Estate Planning and Community Property Journal.
Jon also won the award for best brief at the 2007 Mack Kidd Administrative Moot Court Competition. During his third year of law school he won his first case, arguing as amicus curiae before the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Jon clerked with the firm during his third year of law school and joined the firm full time after taking the bar exam.