John helps clients navigate complex business disputes in all phases of litigation. Prior to joining Shook, John served as a judicial law clerk in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
John earned his J.D., cum laude, from Duke University School of Law, where he helped prepare multiple textbooks for publication and served as a student editor for Judicature, a scholarly journal by and for the judiciary. Before law school, John earned a master’s degree in education and taught ninth-grade world literature in Milwaukee. John graduated magna cum laude from Marquette University and worked in the writing center throughout college.