John Van Swearingen is a third-year law student from Clearwater, Florida.  Prior to attending Wake Forest University School of Law, John received his Bachelor of Arts from the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.  John has served as a Notes and Comments Editor for the Wake Forest Law Review, a competing member of the Moot Court Board, as well as a Creative and Commentary Editor for Awaken, Wake Forest's Creative Journal of Contemporary Bioethics.  Upon graduation in May of 2018, John will start as an associate with a boutique bankruptcy firm in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.