Jonathan M. Burt

Jonathan Burt is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment section with a practice focused on employment litigation. He represents clients in discrimination or harassment suits and general civil litigation in arbitration proceedings and in both state and federal courts.

Education

• University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, JD, 2018
  • Order of the Coif
• University of Utah, BS, Business Administration, 2015

Experience

• Worked for Am Law 100 firm in defending companies in Title VII, ADA, and ADEA suits in state and federal court and arbitration proceedings.
• Experienced in civil litigation and appeals.
• Experienced in representing companies in administrative proceedings before the Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
• Experienced in employment handbook, employment agreement, and policy review.
• Assisted in drafting appellate brief discussing novel issue under the FLSA before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

• Utah

• Judicial Law Clerk for Judge Jill M. Pohlman, Utah Court of Appeals
• Legal Intern for Justice Thomas R. Lee, Utah Supreme Court

• Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Star: Employment and Labor (2024-2025)