John Thornton
Counsel
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Company
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
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Home Region
Southeast
Class
Connect Class 13
Areas of Expertise
Attorneys, Judicial, Legal
Biography
John joined Armstrong Teasdale LLP, a national law firm, after having served as the Chief Legal Officer for a Florida-based management consulting company. He practices corporate litigation, maintains an outside general counsel practice, and previously practiced at international law firms and a leading boutique litigation firm in Miami. He has also served as a judicial law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
John’s community involvement includes serving as a board member for the Federal Bar Association, South Florida Chapter, the American Constitution Society, South Florida Lawyer Chapter, and Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.. He also previously served as the president of the Gator Club of Miami, where he received the Regional Director’s Award for his region.
John earned a BSBA in marketing from the University of Florida and his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. He was born in St. Petersburg and grew up in the Tampa Bay Area before establishing himself in South Florida to practice law. He and his wife Jennifer have two boys, Jack and Charlie.
John’s community involvement includes serving as a board member for the Federal Bar Association, South Florida Chapter, the American Constitution Society, South Florida Lawyer Chapter, and Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.. He also previously served as the president of the Gator Club of Miami, where he received the Regional Director’s Award for his region.
John earned a BSBA in marketing from the University of Florida and his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. He was born in St. Petersburg and grew up in the Tampa Bay Area before establishing himself in South Florida to practice law. He and his wife Jennifer have two boys, Jack and Charlie.