Before joining Irell & Manella, John served for over twelve years as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Nothern District of Oklahoma, where he founded and administered the Court's mediation program, and served as the resident expert in settling IP disputes.
John has mediated and arbitrated thousands of cases and was recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution in 2007. He has also been selected for inclusion in he 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
John has mediated and arbitrated thousands of cases and was recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution in 2007. He has also been selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
John is the President-Elect of the International Academy of Mediators, a Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators, a Member of the CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution's Panel of Distinguished Neutrals and a Diplomate Member of the California Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. John is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Bar Association's ADR Section.
John has been active in guiding national ADR policies and practice for over two decades. He was appointed by Chief Justice Rehnquist to serve on the Court Administration and Case Management Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference, where he helped to formulate rules and policies governing ADR programs in the Federal Courts. He also served on the CPR Advisory Committee dealing with Mediation Procedures and the CPR/Georgetown Commision on Ethics and Standard in ADR.
