Holtzman Vogel Commercial Litigation, Government and Corporate Investigation Attorney, Jonathan Lienhard

Jonathan Lienhard is a partner with Holtzman Vogel and focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, civil litigation, and white-collar criminal defense.

Jonathan began his career as a Navy JAG Corps prosecutor in Norfolk, Virginia, and served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. For over 25 years he has tried cases before juries and judges in federal court, state court, and military courts-martial.

Jonathan has also argued cases before the Virginia Supreme Court, while briefing numerous cases before U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal and filing briefs at the Supreme Court of the United States.

Clerkship/Government Experience

Navy JAG Corps prosecutor
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia

Representative Matters

Recent Commerical Litigation

Deleo v. Nat'l Republican Senatorial Comm., No. 2:21-cv-03807 (BRM) (ESK), 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210858 (D.N.J. 2021
Camunas v. Nat'l Republican Senatorial Comm., 541 F. Supp. 3d 595 (E.D. Pa. 2021)
Camunas v. Nat'l Republican Senatorial Comm., 570 F. Supp. 3d 288 (E.D. Pa. 2021)

Recent SCOTUS Amicus Filings

Brnovich v. Democratic Nat'l Comm., Supreme Court of the United States, Brief
303 Creative LCC and Lorie Smith. V. Aubrey Elenis, et al., Supreme Court of the United States, Brief
Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization, et al., Supreme Court of the United States, Brief

Other Representative Matters

Defend tax advisory business against multi-million-dollar lawsuit brought by state attorney general.
Defend state ballot order statute at trial in federal district court and at the U.S Court of Appeals.
Obtain dismissal of business from multi-million -dollar business conspiracy and business torts case in state trial court.
Defend election official against criminal investigation resulting in special prosecutor bringing no charges.
Defeat economic conspiracy claim filed against grocery chain in state trial court.
Successfully defended former CEO in civil conversion trial in state trial court.
Win Circuit Court trial in dispute over cell tower lease and successfully oppose appeal to VA Supreme Court.
Represent individual interviewed by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
As a special assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of VA, prosecuted felonies and misdemeanors including fraud and embezzlement; tried numerous bench trials, ran misdemeanor docket in U.S. District Court.
As a Navy prosecutor, he oversaw prosecution of more than 70 special and general courts martial, including jury trials, and directed numerous criminal investigations.