Jason R. Baron
jason.baron dbr.com
Phone:
(202) 230-5196
(202) 230-5196

About
Recognitions
- Chambers Global, Litigation: E-Discovery, USA (2017-2019)
- Chambers USA, Nationwide, Litigation: E-Discovery (2015-2019)
- Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence recipient (2017)
- Justice Tom C. Clark Outstanding Government Lawyer Award recipient (2013), Federal Bar Association
- Named one of eDiscovery's “trailblazers” in The American Lawyer, August 2013 issue devoted to the "Top 50 Big Law Innovators of the Last 50 Years"
- Boston University School of Law D.C. Alumni Public Service Award (2012)
- Emmett Leahy Award (2011) – For outstanding contributions to the records and information management profession
- Fed 100 Award, Federal Computer Week (2008)
- Additional awards from the Department of Justice, Archivist of the United States, National Security Council, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social Security Administration
Awards Methodology (www.drinkerbiddle.com/content/awards)
Mr. Baron has received recognition in the 2015 through 2019 editions of Chambers USA for the category “Litigation: E-Discovery (Nationwide),” where he is described as “a leader in the area for years,” and as “an absolute asset to the practice.”
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"He is characterized as 'a force in e-discovery and records management' by market sources and 'one of the standard bearers' in the field."
– CHAMBERS USA (2019)
Jason’s achievements as a government lawyer “on a quest to find a better way to search White House e-mail” were showcased in “The Decade of Discovery” (2014), a documentary by Joe Looby.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Massachusetts
Education
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1980
- Wesleyan University, B.A., 1977, magna cum laude
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Organizations
- D.C. Bar Litigation Section, E-Discovery and Information Governance Committee Chair (2015-2016)
- The Sedona Conference, WG1 Steering Committee, Member (2008-2012); Co-Chair (2009-2011)
- Georgetown Advanced Institute on E-Discovery, Advisory Board
- Cardozo Data Law Initiative, Board of Advisors
- Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (DESI) Workshop Series, Founder (2007-2017)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology TREC Legal Track, Founding Co-Coordinator (2006-2009)
- ARMA International, Board of Directors (Past Outside Director)
- Georgetown’s Inaugural eDiscovery Conference for Government Practitioners (Past Co-Chair)