Upon graduation he entered private practice in Arlington, Texas for 4 years. In 2000, John went to work for Farmers Insurance Group defending the company and its insureds from claims. After five years, John moved to Progressive Insurance. He was in-house counsel for Progressive from 2005 to 2015, 4 years of which he was the manager of the Dallas house counsel office. Throughout his 15 years representing insurance companies and their policy holders, he discovered the companies would do virtually anything to avoid paying people the money they were owed.

In January 2015, John brought his knowledge of the manner in which insurance companies avoided paying claims as well has his extensive trial experience to Eberstein Witherite to represent injured parties and help get them what they deserve.

John has been admitted to practice law in Texas since 1995.