John has been assisting insurance companies and their policyholders since 1988. He focuses on representing insurers in coverage matters and defending their insureds in personal injury and other tort claims. John’s practice includes civil trials, appeals, mediations, arbitrations, assistance with and consultation on insurance claims, examinations under oath, and consulting or co-counseling with other attorneys in insurance matters.

A native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, John earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Adrian College, Michigan, and his Juris Doctor from Marquette University Law School. From 1988 to 1993, John was an associate attorney with Grzeca & Stanton, S.C., an insurance defense firm in Green Bay. In 1993 he joined American Family Insurance in Wausau as an in-house trial attorney. While with American Family, John litigated cases on behalf of the company and its insureds, supervised outside counsel, and consulted with and advised insurance claims representatives and other insurance professionals. John returned to private practice with Dick Zalewski and Mark Klinner in 2001, forming Zalewski, Klinner & Kramer, now Klinner Kramer Shull LLP.