JOHN HILL PARKER was born on February 1, 1944, in High Point, North Carolina, and was raised in nearby Lexington, North Carolina; in 1966 he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his law degree from the University of Tennessee in 1969. He moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1969 where he was an associate with Sanford, Cannon, Adams & McCullough, until 1973, when he opened his own law firm. In 1976, John was elected a District Court Judge for the Tenth Judicial District in Raleigh, North Carolina. He left the bench in 1982 and he joined forces with Joseph B. Cheshire, V and opened the law firm which is now Cheshire, Parker, Schneider, Bryan & Vitale. John is licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of North Carolina; the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court. John Parker is a trained arbitrator and is a mediator.

National and State Professional Recognition: John has been included in the Best Lawyers of America, since 1987. He has attained an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell, a listing of all lawyers in the United States. The AV rating is for preeminent lawyers and is voted upon by fellow lawyers and judges. In 1984 he became a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) where he continues to be an active member. He served as President of the North Carolina Chapter of the AAML from 1999-2000. He served on AAML National Professionalism in the Practice Committee 1998-1999; and the AAML Ethics Committee 1995-1996. In the inaugural North Carolina Super Lawyers balloting process, which sought the input of every lawyer in the state with over five years of experience in the practice of law, John was selected in 2006 by his professional peers to be among the top 100 lawyers in the state. In 2007, he was named the "Best Family Law Lawyer in the State of North Carolina" by Business North Carolina magazine.

John is a Diplomate in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers which is limited to 100 of the top family law trial lawyers from across the United States. It consists of some of the best trial lawyers in America practicing sophisticated and complex family law and matrimonial matters, all members are chosen based upon their recognized litigation skills and courtroom abilities.

Positions held with the State of North Carolina and the North Carolina Bar Association: Chairman of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association 1984 -1985, Chairman of the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee Family Law Section, North Carolina Bar Association 1986-1988 and 1996-1998. He has been a Member of the CLE Committee continuously since 1979, planning CLE programs (2 to 3 a year since 1979). He is a Member of the Trial Practice CLE Curriculum Committee, North Carolina Bar Association, 2003-present. Member, Family Law, Estate Planning, Elder Law & Tax CLE Curriculum Committee, North Carolina Bar Association 1994-2003. Member, Family Law Court Advisory Committee for Wake County District Court 1982-1998. Member, Wake Bar Association Ethics and Professionalism Committee 1995-1998. Editor, North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Section Newsletter 1982-1988. He is serving as a North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Section Council Member, 2004-2007.

Writings and Speeches: John has prepared in excess of twenty five manuscripts for presentations at legal seminars and has been an instructor / speaker for judges and lawyers on various Family Law and Trial Practice topics at Continuing Legal Education seminars, both for the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and the North Carolina Bar Association since 1978. In addition, he served as an instructor for District Court Judges in Civil Procedure, Evidence, Criminal Law, and Domestic Law, for the Institute of Government, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina from 1978 until 1982.

Associations / Memberships: John is an active member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; a diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers; and a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, Wake County Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar, American Bar Association, Wake Collaborative Family Law Group and International Academy of Collaborative Professionals