As an information professional and visionary, John has over 20 years of large law firm library and legal information vendor experience. He has proudly been affiliated with some of the largest law firms and information vendors in the industry. An award winning writer and popular speaker, John believes in the value of information and the power it can bring when harnessed wisely and efficiently.

John is the Firmwide Director of Library Services at Sidley Austin LLP, the founder of iBraryGuy LLC and the popular On Firmer Ground blog, and Editor-in-Chief of The Informed JD, a blog about legal research and intelligence. He is also a priest in the Apostolic Johannite Church and Rector of the Parish of St. Joachim of Fiore in Los Angeles, CA.

John is a member of the Special Libraries Association, the American Association of Law Libraries, Librarians Without Borders, the Order Sons of Italy in America, the National Italian American Foundation and the Italian Sons & Daughters of America.