John was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 20, 1943 and raised in New Hampshire. He was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 1968 and is one of the founders of the firm. He is a graduate of St. Paul’s School in Concord (1961), Amherst College (1965) and the University of Michigan Law School (1968). While in law school he was Note and Comment Editor of the Michigan Law Review. In 1986, he received a Masters of Laws degree in Taxation from Boston University School of Law.

John has been active in Concord community activities, having served as Chairman of the Board of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, as Campaign Chair and President of the United Way of Merrimack County, and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Concord Public Library and Concord Public Library Foundation. He is currently a class agent for his Amherst College Class of 1965 and a member of the Board of Trustees of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Society. 

John lives in Concord with his wife Judy. They have three children, two Amherst graduates and a Yale graduate.

• St. Paul's School
• Amherst College
• University of Michigan Law School (J.D.);
• Boston University School of Law (LLM, Taxation)

• New Hampshire Supreme Court
• United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire