John Chapman earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University and his Juris Doctor Degree from Stetson University College of Law.  While at Stetson, John was a competing member of the Stetson Moot Court Board and on the Editorial Board of the Stetson Law Review.

Mr. Chapman is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, the United States Federal Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

He holds the designation of Master Emeritus in the Honorable John J. Scheb Inns of Court.  He is a past member of the 12th Judicial Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee and the past chair of the 12th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee.  He is a director on the Board of the Sarasota County Bar Association and member of the 12th Judicial Circuit Diversity Committee.  

Mr. Chapman is the Past President of the Board of Humane Society of Sarasota County, and is a fifth generation Sarasotan.