Bio

R. Stanton Jones

Stanton Jones co-chairs TL4J’s Nationwide Appellate & Supreme Court Practice. He is a nationally recognized appellate advocate and accomplished trial lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes constitutional, civil rights, antitrust, technology, and complex commercial disputes in trial and appellate courts nationwide.

Stanton has been recognized by The American Lawyer as a Trailblazer, by Law360 as an Appellate Rising Star, by The National Law Journal as both a Rising Star and Litigation Trailblazer, and by The Legal 500 in appellate litigation.

He has led and won major appeals in federal courts of appeals and state appellate courts across the country. He has also designed litigation strategy in some of the nation’s most significant constitutional, commercial, and public policy disputes, including landmark voting rights and redistricting litigation, major antitrust and commercial matters, constitutional and civil rights cases, and complex trial and appellate proceedings involving substantial financial and institutional stakes.

In addition to his appellate work, Stanton brings significant trial experience. Since 2019, he has participated in thirteen trials in federal and state courts, including multiple first-chair roles. His practice focuses on integrating appellate and trial strategy from the earliest stages of litigation, including dispositive motions, issue preservation, jury instructions, post-trial proceedings, and verdict defense.

Among his most impactful representations, Stanton represented parents and children separated under the federal government’s 2018 family separation policy in Federal Tort Claims Act litigation, helping secure substantial recoveries for affected families.

He has also prevailed in major constitutional and civil rights cases, including a landmark Second Circuit decision recognizing First Amendment protections against retaliatory deportation and landmark state constitutional victories invalidating partisan gerrymanders and protecting voting rights.

Before joining TL4J, Stanton was a Partner in Arnold & Porter’s Supreme Court & Appellate practice. He previously served as an Adjunct Professor of Appellate Advocacy at Georgetown University Law Center, where he taught Supreme Court brief writing and oral advocacy.

Stanton earned his J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from Georgetown University Law Center. He also holds a master’s degree in teaching from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in economics and philosophy from the University of Michigan.