Jon Karon
Firm
1 Best Lawyers award
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Jonathan A. ("Jon") Karon is the founder of the Boston firm Karon Law, LLC. He has a national practice representing the catastrophically injured including cases involving traumatic brain injuries, amusement ride accidents, motor vehicle crashes and dangerous products. He is a past President of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and is currently an Officer of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice (AAJ).
His noteworthy cases include successfully representing a twelve year old boy who lost his social skills due to a brain injury; a construction worker who sustained a brain bleed due to slipping on black ice at a construction site; an eight year old girl who was partially scalped due to a defective motor cover on a Mini-Himalaya amusement ride; an eighteen year old girl who broke her neck due to a defective go kart seatbelt; a young, single woman who was completely scalped due to an unguarded go kart axle; and the surviving family of a wife and mother killed due to an unreasonably dangerous aftermarket snowmobile part.
Mr. Karon has been asked to speak on a range of topics including traumatic brain injury cases, products liability, trial practice and personal injury law issues for professional groups including the AAJ, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. He is the Moderator of a weekly virtual coffee hour for the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and the Editor-in-Chief of their Journal.
Mr. Karon is a cum laude graduate of the Boston University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in both Massachusetts and Michigan.
Firm
1 Best Lawyers award
Overview
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., graduated 1986
- Michigan, State Bar of Michigan, 1986
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1987
- Norfolk County Bar Association - Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association - Member
- American Association for Justice - Officer Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys - Past President
- Michigan, State Bar of Michigan, 1986
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1987
- Norfolk County Bar Association - Member
- Massachusetts Bar Association - Member
- American Association for Justice - Officer Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys - Past President
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., graduated 1986
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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