About John
Licenses
Licensed in Illinois for 47 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Licensed in Alabama for 11 years
State: Alabama
Acquired: 2014
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 38 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1987
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2008
Martindale Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated, Lexis Nexis Martindale Hubbell
2008
Illinois Leading Lawyers, Leading Lawyers Network
Work Experience
2009 - Present
Shareholder, Polsinelli Shughart PC
2006 - 2009
Shareholder, Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC
1998 - 2005
Partner, Nasharr & Shea
1987 - 1990
Lawyer, Katten Muchin Rosenman
1983 - 1986
Trial Lawyer, U.S. Department of Justice
1981 - 1983
Assistant Attorney General, Illinois Attorney General
Associations
2000 - Present
DuPage County Bar AssociationMember
1998 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1978 - Present
Chicago Bar AssociationMember
1978 - Present
Illinois State Bar AssociationMember
2008 - 2009
Chicago Bar AssociationChairman Emergency Stabilization Law Committee
2005 - 2006
Chicago Bar Association,Commercial Litigation SectionChairman CLE Committee
Sample of Legal Cases
Discrimination judgment affirmed
Bank's judgment affirmed
Summary judgment affirmed
Education
1978
JD - Juris Doctor
1975
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2009
Activity
Legal Answers