John has practiced law in Anchorage for more than 27 years, representing newspapers, broadcasters and other media clients. He is the author of the Alaska Reporters Legal Handbook and Tapping Officials’ Secrets: The Door to Open Government in Alaska, and has written surveys or chapters on Alaska law for several national publications. He has taught mass communication law at UAA for over 20 years, and has presented workshops and lectures on copyright and media law topics to numerous groups. John is a member of the Alaska Bar Association’s Intellectual Property and Employment Law sections and of a national organization of libel defense counsel, and is included in Best Lawyers in America.