John's practice has been focused in the area of general litigation and general business advice since 1981. His litigation experience includes commercial lease disputes, construction disputes, real estate issues, banking issues, intellectual property matters, securities fraud, bankruptcy-related disputes, debtor-creditor rights, accountants’ malpractice, equipment leasing, corporate and partnership dissolution, employment discrimination and general contractual disputes. His business experience has mainly focused on the credit card processing industry and the railcar leasing industry.

Prior to joining Harrison & Held, LLP, John was affiliated with Mayer, Brown & Platt as an associate from 1981-87 and as a partner from 1988-94. He then founded his own partnership with George Vurdelja, known as Vurdelja & Heaphy, in 1994. Both George and John joined Harrison & Held, LLP on March 1, 2007.

Education:

• University of Michigan, J.D., magna cum laude, 1981
• University of Michigan, B.S., Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 1978