John, 27, is an attorney who practices in the Labor & Employment group of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP with a particular emphasis on class action and multiparty litigation arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
With respect to the LGBT community, John represents pro bono LGBT clients seeking asylum on behalf of the National Immigration Justice Center. He is the chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Committee on LGBT Rights; a board member of the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago; has served on the Illinois Bar Association Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Committee on Diversity; and has been on the Howard Brown Leadership Council. John is actively involved in Lambda Legal, and have spoken as a panelist and published numerous articles on a variety LGBT issues.
Prior to moving to Chicago, John worked with Equality Advocates Pennsylvania, where he represented clients involving name changes for transgender individuals, custody modifications and employment discrimination involving LGBT individuals. Recently, John was recognized as a “rising star” in the 2009 edition of Illinois Super Lawyers. John is a summa cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University and a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Did you know? John has never had a cup of coffee or a candy bar.