John grew up in Houston, Texas.  He attended the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History.  He graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1990 with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence.

John is licensed by the State Bar of Texas to practice in all Texas state courts, including justice courts, county courts, district courts, courts of appeal, and the Texas Supreme Court.

John is admitted to practice before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, the District of Nebraska, and the District of Colorado.

John has tried nearly 50 cases to verdict, and has settled many hundreds of cases before trial.

John's mediation training includes two 40 hours courses at the Harvard Law School's Negotiation Project, as well as 40 hour courses at A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center (University of Houston Graduate School of Business) and the Harris County Dispute Resolution Center.  John has served as the mediator in hundreds of court-appointed and voluntary mediations.  John has served as a guest lecturer for the A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center at the University of Houston Graduate School of Business.

John was born and raised in Houston, Texas.  He lives in the Woodlands, Texas with his wife and children.