About John M. M.
John M. M. Kaman followed an uncommon path to the law. He began in the humanities, earning an M.A. in English Literature from Stanford in 1968 and a Ph.D. in English and American Literature in 1973. More than a decade after his doctoral work he returned to the university setting to study law at the University of California at Berkeley, where he completed his J.D. in 1980 and was involved with the Industrial Relations Law Journal.
That mix of literary training and legal study informs the way he presents argument and writes for court. His academic background gave him practice in close reading and sustained research. Those skills carried into a legal career that spans state, federal, and transatlantic practice. He is licensed in California, admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Court of Claims, and is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
Details of early career posts and specific cases are not listed here, but his admissions indicate work that crosses appellate and federal venues as well as international elements tied to England and Wales. He has worked on matters requiring appellate briefing and filings before federal tribunals, and has pursued practice that engages both domestic and comparative law issues. Colleagues note that his training in literature gives him an unusual eye for drafting and argument structure.
Kaman has combined scholarship and practice. His time at Berkeley connected him to the Industrial Relations Law Journal during a period of active labor and employment scholarship. That engagement suggests an interest in the intersection of law, institutions, and policy, although his published record for this profile includes only the journal association named in his academic credentials.
He currently maintains an office under the name Kaman Law Office. The practice reflects a long professional arc that began in the humanities and moved through elite graduate study into the courts. That arc shows in the care of his written work and the range of forums in which he is admitted to appear.
He currently practices at Kaman Law Office, handling matters in California courts, before the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. Court of Claims, and under the Law Society of England and Wales.
