John was a partner of the Ipswich based firm Jackaman Smith & Mulley for 22 years from 1977 to 1999 and was the head of the Commercial Law Team with a special expertise in Landlord and Tenant issues and Charities and one of the principal practitioners in the probate field with special expertise in taxation and estate planning. John had been the partner in charge of the Saxmundham branch of Jackamans for nine years before taking the office there under his own separate control in May 1999. He was Clerk to the Income tax General Commissioners until these were disbanded in March 2009. He lives locally and is a member of several local organisations and Councils, and was Chairman of the Parish Council where he lives for a number of years until January 2007.
