Jon Webster

Jon guides the firm’s staff and manages major cases and matters for the firm on behalf of individual and business clients.  He has tried numerous cases to verdict and has appeared before the California Court of Appeal, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.  He has tried complex civil litigation matters, including class action and Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) cases.

Jon previously represented the California Pawnbrokers Association (CAPA) in both civil matters and in crafting legislation concerning California pawn and secondhand dealer law.  He litigated and prevailed on behalf of former Los Angeles Police Department officers in the seminal training reimbursement case entitled, I re Acknowledgment Cases, (2015) 239 Cal.App.4th 1498.

When not working with staff or clients, Jon enjoys hanging out with his two German Shepherd Dogs, Ranger and Savannah.

Associate Attorney

Dustin Burton

Dustin is our firm’s Associate Attorney.  Previously, Dustin was our Office Manager and Law Clerk.  He graduated from University of California, Davis with a Bachelor’s degree in History with a minor in Western Hemispheric Studies. Dustin then went on to study at University of California, Davis, School of Law and was admitted into the bar in November of 2019.

Dustin primarily works on cases involving labor and employment and estate planning. He has experience in assisting clients with wage and hour claims, unlawful detainers, employee handbooks and forming LLC’s.

He is also a certified Notary Public. In his spare time, he enjoys hanging out with his Shih Tzu, Barnaby.

Admittance: 11/19/2019

Of Counsel

Linda Rhoads-Parks

Linda Rhoads-Parks is an ‘of counsel’ attorney with Jon Webster Law Group, APC.  Ms. Parks is a seasoned attorney with extensive experience in setting up corporations, LLC and non-profit organizations and doing work place investigations. She has also successfully represented the interests of public entities in contract negotiations and has lead investigations in numerous cases involving allegations of sexual harassment, conflict of interest, discrimination and hostile work environment.

Linda has served in the capacity of general counsel and in-house counsel to large employers, school districts, county offices and charter schools.  She has successfully used her training as a mediator to assist clients and their adversaries to come to agreeable solutions to complex problems, without the attendant costs of litigation.

Linda is also a nationally recognized speaker at professional organizations on topics relating to business organization, employment and employer/employee relations.

Admittance: 1995

Senior Litigation Counsel

David Lavine

David began his career in the highly-selective Honors Program and as an Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Department of Justice, where he prosecuted immigration and narcotics crime, real estate and other financial fraud, and computer crime violations, among other cases.  Since then, he has brought civil cases and defended clients in the federal and state courts and in administrative proceedings. Along the way, he has lectured on criminal justice topics at training programs domestically and abroad, has taught litigation and trial lawyering skills at several law schools, and has served as a judge pro tem in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Superior Courts.

David is equipped to handle all aspects of your civil case and places the greatest value on client satisfaction – that each client is heard, and informs the overall legal strategy and the decisions taken in a case through its completion.  David understands that a successful trial result or settlement of a legal dispute may vindicate a client’s principled position — and, just as often, may propel. restore, or re-set a client on a path toward business success or individual well-being.    

David lives in San Francisco with his wife and twin children.  In his free time, he enjoys swimming, travel and classic rock.

Admittance: 1993