John's practice focuses on:
John obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History from Indiana University in 1987. He graduated cum laude from the Indiana School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana in 1990 with a Juris Doctorate degree. While in law school, John was honored with the Order of the Barrister and competed on the law school's national trial team.
John is a member of the Oregon State and Yamhill County Bar Association and was Chair of the New Lawyer's Division of the Oregon State Bar in 1996. He was also past president of the Yamhill County Bar Association and previously served on the Oregon State Bar's Strategic Planning Committee, and Chief Justice's Future of the Court Committee.
He currently is the President of the Newberg Earlybird Rotary Foundation, past president of the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Newberg Downtown Revitalization Committe, and Regional Advisory Counsel for the Oregon Community Foundation.