aaron.pease@highbridgelaw.com

Aaron Pease is the founding member of Highbridge Law Firm and serves as outside general counsel to entrepreneurs, healthcare organizations, technology companies, and growth-stage businesses. His practice focuses on business operations, contract strategy, governance, acquisitions, litigation & dispute resolution, regulatory compliance, and practical legal risk management.

Aaron brings an operator’s perspective to legal counseling. He has advised business owners through formation, expansion, exit, ownership disputes, financing issues, acquisitions, divestitures, and commercial litigation. His work is designed to help clients make better decisions, reduce avoidable risk, and move forward with clarity.

Aaron has represented clients in federal and state courts and has experience with complex motion practice, trial and appellate litigation, settlement negotiation, employment matters, HR infrastructure, contract strategy, diligence, M&A support, and vendor-management issues.

Aaron also serves the legal profession through the D.C. Court of Appeals disciplinary system. He has chaired Hearing Committee No. 4 of the Board on Professional Responsibility and has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the Board effective August 1, 2026.

Before founding Highbridge Law Firm, Aaron served in the U.S. Navy as both an enlisted sailor and a Medical Service Corps officer. His service included multiple Iraq War and Persian Gulf deployments, Fleet Marine Force qualification, and leadership roles in medical logistics, operations, and planning. That background informs a legal practice grounded in discipline, judgment, and execution.

Aaron holds a J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law, a Master of Health Administration from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, and a B.S.B.A. in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management from Florida State University.