John is a partner at the Washington, DC law firm Wiley Rein LLP.  He has been with the firm since its founding in 1983 and represents and counsels clients in matters involving patent litigation, antitrust and trade regulation and general commercial litigation.  John and his wife, Joanne Comstock, have a home on the West River near Parrish Creek.  During the last several years, John has been working with SACReD and the Chesapeake Legal Alliance to prevent environmentally insensitive development in the Critical Area near Shady Side.