Jason M. St. John

Jason M. St. John is the managing partner of Saul Ewing, guiding the firm’s client relations, growth strategies, culture, and national operations for 450 attorneys in 18 offices along the East Coast from Boston to Miami and west to Chicago, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles. He brings a long record of service in firm leadership to his work, including roles on the Executive Committee, as chair and vice chair of the Litigation Practice, and as hiring partner. Jason also successfully led the integration of the merger between Saul Ewing and Arnstein & Lehr in 2017. After his elevation to managing partner in 2022, he led Saul Ewing’s expansion the next year into Los Angeles and Orange County, California, and into Atlanta this year. In this time, the firm's lawyer roster has grown by 25 percent and revenue and profit have reached historic levels.

Under his leadership in 2026, Saul Ewing also launched a new department and practice group governance model to strengthen collaboration, accountability, and strategic growth across the firm. He pairs this accomplishment with a deep commitment to building an equitable, inclusive, and collaborative workplace. Jason is known for his sustained focus on expanding pathways for historically underrepresented lawyers into leadership roles, client-facing opportunities, and long-term career advancement — as well as strengthening training and advancement opportunities for business professionals across the firm. This commitment was recognized by the broader legal community with his 2026 appointment to the LCLD Board of Directors. He also received the Flex Leader Award in 2022 from the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance for his leadership in advancing a flexible, people-centered work culture.

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Jason has also reinvigorated Saul Ewing’s commitment to pro bono work and led by example by serving as the 2026 chair for A Taste for Pro Bono, a record-breaking fundraising benefit for the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service. He also hired Saul Ewing’s first pro bono counsel, launched the Kevin Jackson Innocence Project to expand the firm’s impact in wrongful conviction advocacy, and significantly expanded access to justice engagement across the firm. Under his leadership, Saul Ewing has increased pro bono attorney participation by 70 percent in just two years. The number of attorneys contributing 25+, 50+, and 100+ hours all rose sharply, reflecting a deepening culture of service and a renewed commitment to meaningful community impact.

Jason is deeply engaged in civic and educational leadership, as well. He is the immediate past chair of the Board of Trustees of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore and vice chair of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Board of Visitors. He accepted a gubernatorial appointment in 2023 to chair the Baltimore County Judicial Nominating Commission and in 2026 he was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Maryland Supreme Court to serve on a statewide commission exploring alternative pathways to Maryland Bar licensure. He formerly served on the Baltimore Economic Development Advisory Board, where he chaired the Industry Committee focused on high-wage job growth.

Before becoming managing partner, Jason maintained a national litigation practice handling complex commercial, contract, insurance, and real estate disputes. He has also served as an adjunct professor at his alma mater, the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, teaching pre-trial civil litigation and appellate advocacy. He has received numerous awards and recognitions in the legal industry, including the 2026 Managing Partners Award from The Daily Record.