John C. Carpenter has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and practices in the areas of Business, Corporate, Healthcare, Employment and Real Estate law; in both transactional and litigation matters. He has represented individuals and companies in traditional business and contract disputes, including shareholder and partnership disputes, employment and wrongful termination, mergers and acquisitions and real estate litigation.

He has also represented companies and individuals in negotiating and securing complex financial transactions, including the lease and purchase of equipment, and other financing and sales agreements. He has documented and provided legal advice to individuals, medical corporations, and medical groups, in general business, healthcare, employment, and financial matters, including the choice of legal entity, joint venture and partnership agreements, hospital and medical group contracts, purchase and sale of businesses, and commercial and residential real estate transactions.

Mr. Carpenter is a licensed real estate broker. He has lectured to attorneys, “Drafting a Bullet Proof Covenant Not to Compete,” Continuing Education of the Bar, Berkeley, California, January 2003; “Drafting and Negotiating an Alternative Dispute Resolution Clause,” Continuing Education of the Bar, Huntington Beach, California, May 2004; and “Alternative Dispute Resolution,” North Dakota Bar Association, San Jose, Costa Rica, March 2006. He has been a contributing editor of The Handbook for Incorporating a Business in California by the Corporation Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California in the year of 2005. He has been a contributing author on Healthcare issues for the Los Angeles Radiology Society's Insights Magazine since 1997.

He also acts as a Mediator for the Los Angeles County Superior Court Mediation Program.