About Jon Weiss
Mr. Weiss focuses his practice in the areas of professional liability and discipline. He is a partner in the firm's Litigation Practice Group, working in Criminal Defense, Government Regulation and Corporate Compliance sections.
Mr. Weiss is an experienced trial lawyer, having successfully tried cases involving legal malpractice claims, commercial contract and real estate disputes, employee misconduct, and franchise/franchisor lawsuits. He also regularly represents clients in insurance litigation, religious institution litigation, director and officer liability litigation and a variety of other complex business matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Weiss worked as a prosecutor and was first-chair lawyer in dozens of trials.
Pro Bono
Mr. Weiss regularly represents indigent clients on a pro bono basis. For example, Mr. Weiss recently completed a nearly decade-long representation of a man who was previously wrongfully convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. After years of litigation in the state and federal courts, including multiple successful appeals and a five-week re-trial, a jury refused to convict Mr. Weiss' client on any charges. In recognition of his work on this case, the Arizona Public Defenders Association awarded Mr. Weiss and other members of the successful Lewis and Roca defense team the inaugural Robert J. Hooker Award, which recognizes exceptional contributions of private law firms to the criminal justice system.
Representative Cases/Matters
- Obtained a complete defense verdict in a legal malpractice trial in which the plaintiff alleged lawyer misconduct and sought $8,000,000
- Obtained a complete defense verdict in a legal malpractice trial in which the plaintiff alleged the lawyer’s conduct fell below standard of care in a business buy-out
- Obtained first known damages award in Arizona for a landlord seeking to recover lost value damages for breach of continuous operation provision in a commercial lease
- Obtained complete dismissal of multi-million dollar class action lawsuit alleging dental insurers violated racketeering laws and conspired to defraud dentists
- Obtained complete dismissal of multi-million dollar securities fraud lawsuit