John has significant trial experience participating in more than twenty jury trials in Missouri and Kansas. Three of these cases, Marion v. Lackamp, M.D., et al., Pitts v. McKittrick, M.D., and Todd v. Lockard, M.D., were recognized by Missouri Lawyer's Weekly as some of the top defense verdicts in Missouri. John graduated from Central Missouri State University in 1998 with a degree in Communications. He received his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2001. Upon graduation from law school, John joined the law firm of Norris & Keplinger, LLC and was named partner in January 2009.