John is a general practitioner in corporate law whose clients include Trident Micro Systems; Aeroflow, Inc.; InterAct Public Safety Systems; Webb Insurance; and Mountain Area Pediatric Associates. He has assisted with several mergers, including the $100 million joining of St. Joseph's and Mission hospitals, the two largest health care and medical providers in western North Carolina, and the merger of Handi-Skills, Inc. with Goodwill Industries of North Carolina. John has helped both InterAct and Earth Fare, Inc. with offering of private equity of stock to achieve business expansion. He also negotiated various business and governmental relationships to allow for the development of the public-private partnership that oversaw the renovation of the Grove Arcade Public Market.

His public speeches and panels have included "Beyond Competition: Building Organizational Linkages for Collaboration" for the Community Resource Network, and "Nuts and Bolts of Community Organization" for the Western North Carolina Community Development Program.

John serves on the board of directors of Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, Inc. for which he previously served as chairman of the board and on the board of directors for the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. He previously served on the board of directors and as President of the Asheville Downtown Association. The Asheville Downtown Association has honored him as Volunteer of the Year and with the Downtown Hero Award.