Jonathan W. Litster

Associate

Jonathan concentrates his practice on high-stakes civil litigation, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death. Advocating for individuals inside and outside of the courtroom, Jonathan represents plaintiffs in a broad range of tort litigation areas, including significant personal injury, insurance bad faith, and professional malpractice. He has extensive experience helping injured victims and their families obtain just compensation.

After earning his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law, Jonathan served as a judicial extern for the Honorable United States District Court Chief Judge David C. Nye and worked as a Deputy Criminal Prosecutor for Ada County in Boise.

During law school, he learned the intricacies of appellate work while serving as a judicial extern for the Honorable Justice Joel D. Horton at the Idaho Supreme Court. In addition to being selected Dean’s List, Jonathan was chosen by faculty to represent the University of Idaho College of Law at the Peggy Browning Fund Workers’ Rights Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. He advocated for survivors of domestic and sexual violence at the University of Idaho Family Justice Clinic and externed with the James A. & Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research.

Jonathan speaks conversational Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, having learned the latter while living for two years in Taiwan. Away from the office, Jonathan and his wife enjoy camping with their four children. He is an avid music composer and sings Tenor in the Arizona Millennial Choirs and Orchestras.

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Honors & Awards

Southwest Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Civil Litigation, 2023-2024
Best Lawyers in America® Ones To Watch, Personal Injury Litigation, 2023-2024; Medical Malpractice Litigation, 2023-2024
The National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40

Community & Philanthropy

Arizona Millennial Choirs & Orchestras

Press Releases

Jonathan W. Litster Joins Gallagher & Kennedy’s Litigation & Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury Groups – June 4, 2024

I suffered serious personal injuries after a drunk driver ran a red light and collided into the driver’s side of my car at a high rate of speed. I didn’t know Bill previously, who was referred to me by an old family friend, but I consider myself lucky to have landed in his good hands. From day one, Bill was the consummate advocate. He kept me informed, explained my options step-by-step, and was available anytime I had any questions. His tenacity resulted in a significant settlement from both the drunk driver and the bar that had served the driver. I had a great experience with Bill and everyone else at Gallagher & Kennedy and would highly recommend Bill and his firm.

Ty RobertsGoogle

After the death of our son as the result of a tragic car accident, we obtained legal services from Gallagher & Kennedy Injury Lawyers. Our lawyers, Shannon Clark and Eleanor Shaffer, filed a Wrongful Death claim on our behalf. We appreciated the professional attention to our case that Shannon Clark and Eleanor Shaffer provided. They handled our case with honesty, respect, and compassion which helped comfort us during a very difficult time. Shannon Clark and Eleanor Shaffer proved to be efficient and driven to obtain the best outcome for our claim. Gallagher & Kennedy Injury Lawyers are highly recommended by us!

Kathy Perkins

If you are counting on results, this is the firm to have in your corner. Their reputation is as powerful as their experience and talents. Hiring

RICHARD C.Best Lawyers Client Review

They were extremely compassionate, caring, professional, personable, even though this case was so very traumatic to our family. They explained everything to us in detail so that we understood perfectly what was happening and what the next process needs to be without making us feel ignorant and or stupid because we didn’t have any legal background. They were absolutely wonderful I couldn’t imagine going through this with anyone else!

Lona McCumberGoogle

We lost our home in the 2017 Thomas Fire. We were lucky to have Gallagher & Kennedy representing us against SCE. We couldn’t have had a better team of attorneys on our side. We highly recommend them.

Jim HawkFacebook

Practice Areas

Education

Brigham Young University
B.M., 2017
Dean's List
University of Idaho
J.D., 2019

Bar & Court Admissions

Arizona, 2020
Idaho, 2020
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2021
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2020
U.S. District Court, District of Idaho, 2020
Arizona Supreme Court, 2020
Idaho Supreme Court, 2020

Associations & Memberships

Arizona Association for Justice, Sustaining Member, Membership Committee
American Association for Justice, Member
Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, Advocate Member
Federal Bar Association, Member
J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Member
East Valley Bar Association, Member
Los Abogados, Arizona Hispanic Bar Association, Member
Arizona Asian American Bar Association, Member
Maricopa County Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division, Board Member