Jonathan K. Waldron is a partner at Blank Rome LLP, a large law firm located in Washington, D.C. Blank Rome, which provides a full range of legal and advocacy services to clients around the world.
WASHINGTON, DC, March 26, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Jonathan K. Waldron, Esq., with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Mr. Waldron celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Waldron is a partner at Blank Rome LLP, a large law firm located in Washington, D.C. Blank Rome, which employs more than 600 attorneys and principals across 13 offices, provides a full range of legal and advocacy services to clients operating in the U.S. and around the world. Counseling clients domestically and internationally, he assists in areas such as environmental maritime compliance and pollution response, vessel/facility operations and legislative and regulatory affairs, coastwise trade, maritime security compliance and fisheries industry compliance, among other areas. Previously, Mr. Waldron was the chairman of Blank Rome's maritime and international trade practice group, which is the largest maritime practice in the United States.
Prior to his tenure at Blank Rome, Mr. Waldron excelled as a partner at Dyer Ellis & Joseph in Washington from 1995 to 2002. Serving in the U.S. Coast Guard between 1971 and 1991, reaching the rank of commander during that time, he also contributed as a senior counsel for the Marine Spill Response Corporation in Washington between 1991 to 1995, a not-for-profit, U.S. Coast Guard-classified oil spill removal organization, where he provided on-scene legal advice at major spill events. Throughout his career, Mr. Waldron has been active as a longstanding member of the Maritime Law Association.
Mr. Waldron accepted the Schneider Award from the U.S. Department of Transportation in 1990. Honored in multiple different legal publications, including being recognized as a Super Lawyer in Transportation and Maritime Law in 2018, he was selected for inclusion in the Legal 500 for 2017 as well as the Best Lawyers of America since 2007. Furthermore, Mr. Waldron has been featured in approximately 15 editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in the East.
Inspired to pursue a law degree and specialize in maritime while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, Mr. Waldron obtained a Bachelor's degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1971. He later graduated with a Doctor of Jurisprudence, cum laude, from the University of Miami in 1981. Moreover, Mr. Waldron has been admitted to practice law by the Florida Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Jonathan K. Waldron, Esq., has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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