Jon Schwartz has more than 25 years of experience enforcing environmental laws in state and federal courts. He represents clients on matters involving the Clean Water Act, stormwater runoff, protecting wildlife and habitat, preserving public land and urban tree canopy, historic preservation, air pollution, and illness caused by toxic substances.

Jon has been on the Georgia Super Lawyers list since 2014.

Jon worked at Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund while attending college in New Orleans, was on the board of Sheep Mountain Alliance while living in Telluride, Colorado, and was on the board of Georgia ForestWatch. During law school at Emory, Jon interned at National Wildlife Federation, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He's a member of Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

Jon's clients have included Altamaha Riverkeeper, Center for a Sustainable Coast, Chattooga Conservancy, Earth Island Institute, Georgia Conservancy, Georgia ForestWatch, Georgia Interfaith Power & Light, Glynn Environmental Coalition, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Sierra Club, South River Watershed Alliance, Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project, The Wilderness Society, and Wilderness Watch.

Education

Emory School of Law, 1997
Tulane University, 1992