Jason Burnett Attorney At Law

Highly practical and accessible advisor helping individuals, corporations, and equity groups navigate complex bankruptcies and debt workouts. Recognized for shrewd case analysis, preserving value for clients, and maximizing positive outcomes.

Jason Burnett has represented individuals, corporations, and equity groups in complicated bankruptcies and related litigation for over three decades. With deep personal and professional ties to North Florida, he also serves as a managing shareholder of the GrayRobinson Jacksonville office. Known for his easeful and affable nature, Jason leads clients through financially vulnerable and tense situations, working to reduce variables, manage costs, and exceed expectations. A natural leader and collaborator, Jason is a well-regarded and active member of the Florida Bankruptcy Bar community and  a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator.

Jason represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, committees, institutional lenders, and equity groups in all types of bankruptcy and insolvency matters, including Chapters 7, 11, and 13 filings, proceedings, and post-confirmation activities. His experience covers a diverse range of business types and sectors, with an emphasis on banking and real estate. Jason helps individuals unwind complicated portfolios, and his forensic work includes location, valuation, and liquidation of assets and other collateral. He also represents clients in investor fraud cases, including Ponzi schemes and receivership misconduct.

Driven by a lifelong love of the law and a deep-rooted commitment to helping others, Jason guides clients with a steady hand, succinctly conveying complex legal ideas and concepts to ensure they are informed, protected, and well-positioned to recoup maximum value. Taking a pragmatic and strategic approach to case management, Jason carefully evaluates the full scope of conditions before engaging the court and moving matters forward. He frequently partners with GrayRobinson colleagues in the corporate, real estate, intellectual property, litigation, and estate planning practice areas to bolster client teams in particularly multidimensional or entangled circumstances.
 

• Recognition
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2018-2025
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debt Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
    • Lawyer of the Year, 2022
  • Chambers USA
    • Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2016-2024
  • Florida Super Lawyers, 2012-2020, 2023-2025
  • Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2008, 2011, 2013-2014, 2017, 2020
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® rating
  • University of North Florida College of Arts and Sciences, 2009 Alumni of the Year
• Insights
  • "Recent Case Updates” Judicial Panel Co-Moderator, Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association Annual Seminar, 2000-2025
  • “Doing Deals and Disputes in 2020: Revive, Restructure, or Rend Apart,” Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) of Central Florida, October 15, 2020
• Affiliations
  • Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee
  • Florida Supreme Court
    • Certified Circuit Mediator
  • Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association
    • Former President
  • The Florida Bar
    • Business Law Section, Executive Council Member
  • Florida State University College of Law
    • Alumni Board, Director
      • President, 2022-2023
  • Rotary Club of South Jacksonville
    • President, 2017
  • University of North Florida
    • Foundation Board, Former Chair
    • Dean's Council for College of Arts and Sciences, Former Chair
    • Pre-Law Program, Board of Advisors
• Credentials
  • J.D., Florida State University College of Law, 1988
  • B.S., University of North Florida, 1985
• Admissions
  • Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida