b'S pending a lot of time around Washington, D.C.,Working with personal injury clients is really means being surrounded by politics. With someaningful, said Jonathan. Typically, people dont many people working for the government inencounter the law unless they have a family law the area, its impossible not to be influenced bysituation or theyre in a criminal situation. They dont the areas role in the country. Originally from a suburbreally know whats out there for them, or the options of Washington, D.C., Jonathan Lee found himself sothey have. Its rewarding to be able to meet with and influenced by the political leanings of the region, that hework with a client, counsel them on their options and knew it was supposed to be a part of his life forever. fight hard for them to get a positive result.Jonathan attended Towson University in Towson,Jonathans motto when it comes to working with clients Maryland, a college town roughly an hour fromis to always have clear communication and build trust. Washington, D.C. There, he majored in Political Science and Economics. People who have been in an accident dont want someone whos just going to blow smoke at them I knew I didnt want to run for office or anything likeor make promises that dont come true. They want that, but I knew that I wanted to be a part of the processthe facts, the straightforward truth, and someone in some capacity, said Jonathan, an attorney with thethat will be there for them. Im glad to show up for Richard Harris Law Firm. When I went to college,my clients every day, giving them the truth, so they I knew I wanted to study political science, but I alsoknow they can trust me.really liked the behavioral aspects of economics, so I double-majored. As an attorney, Jonathan serves as a trusted counselor to his clients. He wants to make sure they receive the Following his graduation from undergrad, law schoolbest result possible, advising them on the best course of was a natural next step. I kind of knew that I would goaction to get there. If I have to go to trial, Ill go to trial. to law school; I just didnt know for what. JonathansIf I have to settle, Ill settle. Ill do what my client needs law school aspirations brought him to the William S.to get the best result, because thats what they needBoyd School of Law at UNLV, where he excelled in hisand deserve.studies. However, his natural talent in law school was no match for the job market, as he graduated fromOne client that stands out to Jonathan was a Lyft driver, law school during the height of the recession in 2009.who had been working to save money to reunite with Finding a job at that time was really hard. his children who lived out of state following a failed relationship. Following the drivers accident, he didnt Jonathan landed a job at a large commercial law firm,have the money to move and wasnt able to see his where he worked as a law clerk, then as an associate.children as expected. I fought hard for him and his Because he took the job out of necessity uponcase, because I knew that it wasnt just the moneyit graduating during a challenging time, he wasnt able towas a way back to his children. Jonathan ended up pursue the type of law he really wanted. I knew that thewinning the client the money he needed to move out of clients I was working with didnt really need my help.state and reunite with his daughters. Those results are These were multi-million dollar companies that had thethe reason I show up for my clients with my best foot resources and knew what to do. I felt the need to make aforward every day. Its more than the money. I dont bigger impact with people who needed my help. have the power to make a quick decision to change a life. But by showing up and fighting every day, myDuring this time when Jonathan was questioning hiseffort helps.impact on the legal world, a friend from law school, Michael Sandoval, started working at the RichardAlthough Jonathan currently lives far away from his Harris Law Firm, and encouraged Jonathan to apply. IEast Coast family, he still cites his parents as his biggest graduated from law school at a time where it was reallyinspiration. With five kids, they worked hard to give us hard to find a job, so I wanted to make sure that theall the resources we needed to give us the best chance to opportunity made sense before making the move. Aftersucceed in life. He isnt able to get back to the D.C. area about a year, Michaels encouragement paid off, andoften, but has built a lovely life in Las Vegas with his Jonathan made the switch to personal injury law.partner and their two dogs, Bambi and Izzy.'