John served as Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee (1995-2001). He advised Chairman Grassley (R-IA) on various policy matters, including the last comprehensive re-write of the nation’s bankruptcy laws. After leaving the Hill, Mr. McMickle served for a decade as a partner in a major international law firm's government affairs department and then as President of a boutique public strategies consulting firm. Mr. McMickle received a B.A. from the University of Tennessee in 1989 and a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law in 1994. McMickle is also a published author and a frequent panelist on bankruptcy policy issues.
