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About Jonathan Sternberg

After briefing, arguing, and winning his first appeal while still a law student, Jonathan knew the challenges of appellate litigation were for him.  So, in 2007, immediately after graduating and being admitted to the bar, he opened his appellate practice.  In the more than 17 years since then, he has been privileged to represent a wide spectrum of clients nationwide, including Fortune 500® companies and other businesses in complex, high-value suits, citizens challenging controversial laws, individuals facing serious criminal sentences or involved in heart-wrenching domestic disputes, and many others.

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In addition to his practice, Jonathan is active in a variety of professional and civic organizations including a number of local, statewide, and national appellate-related bar associations and committees.

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Jonathan was born in 1981 in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri.  He and his wife, Meredith, reside in Kansas City’s Country Club District.

Jonathan Sternbeg
Education
Education
Bar Admissions
Bar Admissions
Awards
Awards & Recognition
Affiliations
Professional Affiliations
Publications
Works Published
Presentations
Professional Presentations

  • “Nuts and Bolts of Missouri Appellate Practice and Procedure,” numerous times before numerous audiences, most recently in June 2024

  • “Ethical Issues in Deciding Whether to Appeal,” numerous times before numerous audiences, most recently in June 2024

  • “Preserving Error for Appeal in Kansas and Missouri Trial Courts,” Johnson County Bar Association (June 2024: Overland Park, Kan.)

  • “Procedural and Strategic Differences – and Ethical Considerations – Between Civil, Criminal, and Domestic Appeals,” David Prager Appellate Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (June 2024: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “Appeals Across State Lines: Ethical Considerations in Multi-Jurisdictional Practice,” Annual David Prager Appellate Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (May 2023: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “A Review, Not a Retrial: Perfecting the Record for Appellate Review,” Annual David Prager Appellate Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (June 2022: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “21st Century Advocacy: Live and Remote,” Annual David Prager Appellate Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (May 2021: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “Nuts and Bolts of Kansas Appellate Practice and Procedure,” Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (February 2021: Wichita, Kan.)

  • “Interlocutory Review in Missouri, Kansas, and Federal Courts,” Annual David Prager Appellate Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (June 2019: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “Oral and Written Advocacy for Bankruptcy Practitioners,” Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association (July 2018: Kansas City, Kan.)

  • “Appellate Practice Update,” University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (June 2018: St. Louis, Mo.)

  • “New State and Federal Appellate Rules,” Annual David Prager Appellate Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (May 2018: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “Appellate Practice 101,” Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (June 2017: Independence, Mo.)

  • “The Art of Persuasive Modern Brief-Writing,” Annual David Prager Appellate Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (June 2016: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “Protecting the Record on Appeal & Preserving Issues for Appeal,” Annual Bench, Bar, and Boardroom Conference, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (May 2016: Branson, Mo.)

  • “Preparing the Best Records and Briefs for eFiling and eReading,” Annual Bench, Bar, and Boardroom Conference, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association  (May 2016: Branson, Mo.)

  • “Preparing the Best Records and Briefs for eFiling and eReading,” The Missouri Bar (Nov. 2015: Jefferson City, Mo.)

  • “Issues and Ethics in Managing an Appellate Practice,” Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Oct. 2014: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “Obtaining Review in the Supreme Courts of Kansas and Missouri,” Annual David Prager Appellate Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (May 2014: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “How to Protect the Record for Appeal,” Annual Bench, Bar, and Boardroom Conference, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (May 2014: Branson, Mo.)

  • “Jones, Jardines, and Fourth Amendment Privacy in the Information Age,” Annual Bench, Bar, and Boardroom Conference, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (May 2014: Branson, Mo.)

  • “Appellate Oral Argument Workshop,” Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Apr. 2014: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “Constructing a Winning Appeal,” The Missouri Bar (Mar. 2014: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “Electronically Filing ‘Tablet-Friendly’ Briefs and Records,” Annual David Prager Appellate Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (June 2013: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “A Proposal for Modernizing Aspects of Missouri Civil Appellate Procedure,” The Missouri Bar (Nov. 2012: Jefferson City, Mo.)

  • “Missouri E-Filing from a Practitioner’s Perspective,” Annual David Prager Appellate Institute, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (Nov. 2012)

  • “2d Annual Oral Argument Workshop,” Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association / Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District (June 2012: Kansas City, Mo.)

  • “The Law of State and Local Smoking Bans,” National Business Institute (Apr. 2012: Overland Park, Kan.)

  • “Oral Argument Workshop,” Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association / Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District (June 2011: Kansas City, Mo.)​

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