A native Californian, John was admitted to the California State Bar and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, on June 24, 1976 and to the Alaska State Bar in 1983. He was admitted to the U. S. District Court, Central District of California, in 1977, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District in 1997, and the U.S. District Court, Southern District in 1998. He received his B.A. degree in Government in 1970, and his J.D. degree in 1975, from the University of San Francisco. At law school he received the Bancroft-Whitney American Jurisprudence Award for Corporation Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the California Bar Association, the Alaska Bar Association, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He was appointed and served on the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California (2000 to
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2004). He was appointed to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California (2004 - 2006). He is a licensed real estate broker. He has lectured to attorneys, "Drafting a Bullet Proof Covenant Not to Compete," Continuing Education of the Bar, Berkeley, California, January, 2003; "Drafting and Negotiating an Alternative Dispute Resolution Clause," Continuing Education of the Bar, Huntington Beach, California, May, 2004; “Alternative Dispute Resolution,” North Dakota Bar Association, San Jose, Costa Rica, March, 2006 and Cabo San Lucas, March, 2007; and "Mediation for Non-Litigators," The State Bar Business Law - Section ADR Committee, Anaheim, California, September, 2007. Contributing Editor of The Handbook for Incorporating a Business in California by the Corporation Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California in the year of 2006. Contributing Author on Healthcare issues for the Los Angeles Radiology Society's Insights Magazine since 1997.
John has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and practices in the areas of Business, Corporate, Healthcare, Employment and Real Estate law; in both transactional and litigation matters. He has represented individuals and companies in traditional business and contract disputes, including shareholder and partnership disputes, employment and wrongful termination, mergers and acquisitions and real estate litigation. He has also represented companies and individuals in negotiating and securing complex financial transactions, including the lease and purchase of equipment, and other financing and sales agreements. He has documented and provided legal advice to individuals, medical corporations, and medical groups, in general business, healthcare, employment, and financial matters, including the choice of legal entity, joint venture and partnership agreements, hospital and radiology group contracts, purchase and sale of businesses, and commercial and residential real estate transactions.
He has completed American Arbitration Association - 40 hours Mediator Skills Training (2003); Center for Dispute Resolution, Advanced Business and Commercial Mediation Training (2007). He also acts as a Mediator for the Los Angeles County Superior Court Mediation Program since 2004.
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