• Ohio State University with a BA degree in 1959
• College of Law, Ohio State University, in 1962.

He is a Founding Fellow of American College of Construction Lawyers. He was a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and Chairman of Fidelity, Surety and Public
Contract Law Committee (1983-1984). John is currently a member of the Dispute Review Board Foundation, various Dispute Review Boards, and the Columbus, Ohio State, and
American Bar Associations.

He also serves as a member of American Bar Association Section on Public Contract Law, the American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, the American Bar
Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section, and the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, serving as Committee Vice Chairman (1976-1979, 1980-1982) and Committee Chairman (1979-
1980).

John is an accomplished mediator and arbitrator and has received numerous awards throughout his career. He has participated in numerous multi-million dollar construction mediations and
arbitrations. He has mediated cases for the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio; the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio; the Ohio Department of Transportation;
and the State of Ohio, Department of Administrative Services. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association construction arbitration panel.