John was Called to the Bar in 2021, but previously served as both a prosecutor in the United States from 2014 until 2018 when he joined the defence bar. He represented juveniles and adults in criminal cases and care proceedings. He was one of two Pegasus Scholars from the U.S. selected to study the English Legal system in 2019 and, in 2021, John became the first scholar to join the Bar of England and Wales as a barrister. John regularly prosecutes in the Magistrates’ Courts and Crown Courts.
John is accepting instructions to advise and represent clients charged with criminal offences in the magistrates’ court. His experience in this area includes drink driving, assault, stalking as well as all motoring offences.
Bar Transfer Training Course, BPP University, 2021
Suffolk University Law School (Juris Doctor), 2014;
Suffolk University (Joint Masters Public Administration & Political Science, 2009;
Emerson College (BA in Communications); 2001.
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