Prior to practicing law, Jonathan taught poetry writing at the Iowa Writers Workshop, publishing a variety of poetry and short fiction and receiving an artist-in-residency fellowship in Vence, France.
Jonathan Wall is a senior civil litigation associate at Hyatt & Weber, P.A., and leads the firm’s Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property practices.
Jonathan has been a member of the bar since 1995, and has been lead counsel in hundreds of Maryland state and federal civil litigation matters, ranging from foreclosures, adoptions, guardianships, contracts and civil rights, to legal malpractice, malicious prosecution, shareholder/partner litigation, police brutality, will challenges and other estate matters, patent infringement, fraud, confessed judgments and related litigation, landlord/tenant, divorce, riparian and construction defects and mold, employer/employee wage and other disputes, medical malpractice and other personal injury, appellate practice and insurance litigation. A few of his reported cases include Jackson v. Brandywine, LLC and Knight v. Princess Builders, Inc.
In addition, Jonathan has, as lead counsel represented and advised asset-based lenders, financial institutions holding secured and unsecured claims, equipment lessors, landlords, manufacturers, lienholders, taxing authorities and purchasers of distressed loans or assets in hundreds of Maryland bankruptcy or bankruptcy-related cases, frequently involving the extension and violations of the automatic stay, complex workout and Chapter 11 plan negotiations, borrower adversity complaints, claims litigation, asset protection and restraining orders, contested plan confirmations, fraudulent conveyance claims, preference actions and many other forms of contested matters in bankruptcy cases. In addition to creditor representation, Jonathan also has extensive experience representing borrowers, guarantors and other debtors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy proceedings, restructurings and litigation matters.
Jonathan represents and advises coporate and quasi-governmental entities in matters involving construction, procurement, ethics, governance, state and federal constitutional law, environmental law, contracting, mechanics liens, lead paint and other remediation, leasing and land use. Jonathan also maintains a significant estates and trusts practice, often serving as a successor personal representative when administrative challenges arise; rapidly identifying and marshalling assets, negotiating with secured and other creditors with regard to claims, and sensitively and successfully addressing divergent beneficiary needs.
Jonathan’s intellectual property practice includes a diverse group of corporate clients from multi-national engineering firms to Fort Lauderdale-based designers and manufacturers of multi-million dollar yachts; from writers and regional travel magazine publishers to local fashion accessory manufacturers; from artists and art studios to software designers, gallery owners and restaurateurs. Jonathan’s intellectual property practice focuses on corporate governance, US and international trademark prosecution, copyright and boat hull design protection, as well as technology transfer and licensing.
Jonathan contributes a substantial amount of his time providing pro bono or reduced fee services to particularly needy or charitable clients, including churches, synagogues, charities and victims of fraud and abuse. Jonathan is a member of the board of Partnership Development Group Rehabilitation Services, Inc., a non-profit facilitating the return to employment for people with disabilities.
Jonathan is a graduate of Boston University (B.A., English Literature, cum laude, 1985), the University of Iowa (Fellow, The Iowa Writers Workshop, M.F.A, 1988), and the University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 1995) (Executive Editor, Intellectual Property Law Journal). He is admitted to practice before all Maryland state and federal courts, and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, and the Anne Arundel County Bar Association. He is a panel attorney for the Maryland Lawyers For The Arts. Jonathan has been an Annapolis/Anne Arundel County resident since 1988.
