About John Klar
About John Klar
Lawyer
John Klar earned a Juris Doctorate (with honors) from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he focused on international, environmental, and tax law. He worked for several years as a tax attorney with Coopers & Lybrand in individual tax planning and compliance, stock valuations, and international corporate taxation. John then operated his own litigation practice in Storrs, Connecticut from 1992-1998, where he practiced family, personal injury, and criminal law. John served under contract with the State of Connecticut as a Special Public Defender and Juvenile Court counsel.
In 1999, John began to suffer intense muscle pain, eventually diagnosed as fibromyalgia syndrome caused by untreated Lyme Disease. He was forced to retire from law practice, and moved to Vermont and bought a farm.