Jonathan R. Childers, Partner at LPHS, is an experienced first-chair business trial lawyer. Equally comfortable representing both plaintiffs and defendants, his victories, client focus, judgment, and work ethic place him among the elite business trial lawyers in Texas.

Jonathan specializes in advocating complex business disputes to juries and judges. He regularly handles energy litigation, business ownership and fiduciary disputes, trade secrets, high-stakes business torts, and complex financial issues and damages. Strategic, swift, and unafraid to try a lawsuit in court, Jonathan excels in synthesizing information, distilling facts to the truly important, and identifying and exploiting the business drivers underlying the dispute. Businesses and executives across Texas and the United States trust Jonathan to be their advocate, leading them through critical business challenges. He litigates boldly with the heart and resourcefulness to win.

Jonathan honed his disciplined work ethic as a walk-on varsity swimmer at SMU—a trait he still applies in the courtroom. After earning his J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Jonathan served as a law clerk for the Honorable Sam A. Lindsay, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.

Jonathan is well-known by members of the local, state, and federal judiciary and bar community in Texas. He’s been recognized as one of the top 500 lawyers in the nation in both the fields of “Litigation” and “Energy” by Lawdragon, as a “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers in 2021-2024, and a “Top 100 Up-and-Coming Rising Star” from 2017-2020 by Texas Monthly and Law and Politics magazines. Jonathan has also been recognized as one of the “Top 20 Lawyers on the Rise” in 2016; and was listed as a “Best Lawyer in Business Litigation” by D Magazine from 2018-2020 and 2022-2024.