Jon Krop, J.D., is the founder of Mindfulness for Lawyers. He has taught at Harvard, Penn, Stanford, Yale, the Pentagon, public defender’s offices, Fortune 100 companies, and 60 top law firms. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Jon clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and worked as a litigator at firms in Los Angeles and New York City. Jon has practiced mindfulness since 2006 and has studied with teachers from around the world, including psychologists, neuroscientists, and traditional Buddhist masters. In 2014, Jon completed a seven-month silent meditation retreat.