John is a shareholder who practices primarily in criminal law, most often representing defendants charged with white collar crimes, including tax fraud, antitrust violations, mail fraud, and health care fraud. He handles criminal matters in both state and federal courts.  John has litigated numerous cases involving First Amendment issues and media-related disputes. He argued before the Supreme Court of the United States in the case Marshall v. Lonberger, 103 S.Ct. 843.

John lectures frequently on issues of federal criminal law. He has served on the Criminal Justice Task Force for the Northern District of Ohio and has served as a Commissioner on the Ohio Public Defender Commission.  

John is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been listed in the annual editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of White-Collar Criminal Defense, First Amendment Law and Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense.

He received his undergraduate degree in 1968 and his law degree in 1972, both from The University of Toledo.   John was Articles Editor of The University of Toledo Law Review. 

Published Works:

• Due Process Rights in Prison Disciplinary Proceedings, University of Toledo Law Review, 1974

Awards and Honors: 

• Listed, Annual Editions of The Best Lawyers in America in areas of Criminal Law and First Amendment law 
• Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers

Professional Memberships: 

• Toledo Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Assocation of Federal Defense Attorneys
• Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, life member

Representative Cases:

• Marshall v. Lonberger, 103 S.Ct. 843 (1983)
• Judy v. Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles, 100 Ohio St.3d 122 (Ohio S.Ct. 2003) [class action against State of Ohio recovering approximately $12,000,000 for fees unlawfully assessed against drunk drivers] 
• In re: subpoena/Attorney Potts, 100 Ohio St.3d 97 (Ohio S.Ct. 2003) [successfully representing lawyer resisting subpoena for client records]