Jonathan Burton "Jon" Shoebotham

Jonathan Burton "Jon" Shoebotham

Houston, TX recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009
Holland & Knight LLP

616 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Litigation - Environmental Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Biography

Jon Shoebotham focuses his practice on product liability, environmental litigation, commercial litigation, pharmaceutical, and medical device litigation. Three of the cases he has tried to jury verdict have been selected by The National Law Journal as among the most significant defense verdicts in the United States. He is a member of the Texas and New York state bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Ct. of App., Fifth Circuit; U.S. Dist. Ct., E. Dist. Texas; U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist. Texas; U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. Texas; and U.S. Supreme Ct.
Holland & Knight LLP

616 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 1979
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS, graduated 1976

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • New York, New York State Bar Association

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar - Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee
  • Houston Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar - Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee
  • Houston Bar Association - Member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 1979
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS, graduated 1976

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Toxic Tort
Awards:
  • The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc. (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation); 2009-2013
  • Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters (Civil Litigation Defense, Business Litigation, Environmental Litigation); 2003-2004, 2006-2012
  • Lawdragon 500 by Lawdragon Inc., Leading Lawyers in America; 2006; Finalist, 2007

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