Education

American University, The Washington College of Law, J.D.
American University, M.P.A.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.A.

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Virginia

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Martin J. Jaron Jr

Partner
Northern Virginia
t: 703-720-8651

Martin J. Jaron, Jr. is a trial and appellate lawyer whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation of corporate, real estate, banking and technology cases. Mr. Jaron has extensive experience representing companies in a wide range of commercial disputes, and has an active trial and appellate practice in federal and state courts in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and throughout the country.

Mr. Jaron handles corporate and partnership litigation, including merger and acquisition disputes, contracts, commercial insurance coverage, business fraud and RICO. He has significant experience in internal corporate and partnership disputes relating to the operation, management and control of business entities, and in the litigation of disputes related to real estate development and construction.

Mr. Jaron also represents technology companies in disputes involving contracts, business torts, infringement or theft of intellectual property rights, trade secrets, software licensing and employment agreements.

Mr. Jaron is co-chair of the firm's Electronic Discovery team. He has handled some of the firm's largest e-discovery cases nationally and internationally, has lectured on e-discovery topics at seminars and CLE programs, and advises clients on best practices to handle the demands of e-discovery. Mr. Jaron is also the practice group leader for the firm's Litigation Support Group, which handles litigation technology training and provides e-discovery assistance to the firm's lawyers.

Holland & Knight LLP is a sponsor of the Sedona Conference Working Group series, and Mr. Jaron participates in Sedona Conference activities as a member of Working Group 1 (Electronic Document Retention & Production) and Working Group 6 (International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure).

Before practicing law, Mr. Jaron served as Assistant County Executive of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Memberships

  • Georgetown Advanced Institute for E-Discovery, Member Advisory Board
  • Sedona Conference, Member Working Groups 1 & 6
  • American Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Fairfax Bar Association

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Appeals Courts, Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Appeals Courts, D.C. Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • All State Courts in Virginia
  • All Courts in District of Columbia

Speaking Engagements

  • Words Are Not Enough: Dealing With Limitations of Word Searches of Electronic Data Martindale-Hubbell/Lexis-Nexis Counsel-to-Counsel Forum, May 7, 2008
  • E-Discovery & Compliance Programs: Connecting the Dots Society for Corporate Compliance & Ethics, May 2, 2008
  • Admissibility of Electrically Stored Information, Georgetown Advanced Institute For E-Discovery, November 16, 2007
  • E-Discovery in Class Actions, CLE International , October 22, 2007
  • What Does E-Discovery Have To Do With Compliance Programs?, Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics Institute, September 10, 2007
  • Is It Time To Consider Outsourcing E-Discovery To India?, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, International Business Exchange Council, May 15, 2007
  • Collecting Electronically Stored Information, Georgetown Advanced Institute for E-Discovery, November 17, 2006
  • E-Discovery 101: Introduction To The Technology of Electronically Stored Information, Georgetown Advanced Institute For E-Discovery , November 15, 2006