John, who goes by Jack grew up in Ridgewood, NJ. He was the 4th of 5 siblings. Jack had a passion for helping others and spent time in Thailand in the peace core. He was drafted in the army during Vietnam. He graduated from Georgetown Law School, after which he opened his own law firm, as well as spent time teaching law at Georgetown Law School, George Washington Law School, and American University all located in the nations capital. Teaching law his where he met his future wife, who was one of his students. He was a loving father who would do anything for his daughters, and was delighted when he became a Pop to 5 beautiful grandchildren.