John is a certified public accountant and a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago with a bachelor of business administration in accounting, beginning his career in 1989. He specializes in working with closely-held entities and their owners in business and personal accounting and taxation, estate and succession planning, retirement and benefit plans, and providing consulting services in corporate and personal tax planning as well as client strategic planning and development in various service, manufacturing, healthcare and retail industries. Joining Burton Partners in 1997, John became an Associate Partner in 2001 and Partner in 2004. John is a member of the Illinois CPA Society, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and past treasurer of the Barrington Area United Way.