Some of the cases that have shaped John most are the ones involving kids. Not because they made headlines — though many did — but because they hit close to home in a way that never fades.

His representation of over 100 child victims of pediatric dental abuse by Dr. Howard Schneider resulted in an unprecedented mass settlement — 104 cases resolved for families whose children had been subjected to unnecessary and harmful procedures. These weren’t abstract legal matters. They were parents sitting in John’s office, shaking, trying to understand how someone trusted with their child’s care could do what was done.

The Jordan Davis case brought national attention to the vulnerability of young people and the systems that fail to protect them. Jordan was 17 years old. His family needed someone who wouldn’t flinch under the weight of a case the whole country was watching, and John didn’t.

Every year, the firm’s holiday toy drive puts gifts in the hands of 3,000 children. John has traveled to Ghana with PeaceJam to teach and mentor young people. He has spoken at high schools across the country about justice, equality, and what it means to stand up for someone who can’t stand up for themselves.

Being a father of three boys makes this work personal in a way it wasn’t before he had kids. Every child in every case file is someone’s Bennett, someone’s Weston, someone’s Johnathan. That’s not something you turn off at the end of the day — and John wouldn’t want to.