About John R
John R Panico traces a steady course through legal education and alternative dispute resolution. He began his academic path at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1977. He then took his law degree at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, which awarded him a J.D. in 1981. Two years later he completed a Master of Science in Labor and Industrial Relations at the New York Institute of Technology.
Those credentials underpin a career that combines courtroom experience and neutral work in dispute resolution. Panico is admitted to practice in Indiana, California and Utah, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He has built a practice that operates across multiple jurisdictions and has engaged in matters that require both state and federal admission.
Over time Panico expanded into roles beyond advocacy. He serves as a registered civil mediator with the Indiana Association of Mediators. He also sits as a labor arbitrator for the New York State Employment Relations Board. In those roles he conducts mediations and arbitrations, often handling disputes arising out of employer-employee relationships and collective bargaining contexts.
Panico remains active in bar and professional circles. He is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association and participates in its Employment and ADR sections. That involvement keeps him connected to developments in employment law and alternative dispute resolution practice in Indiana and beyond.
His practice draws on academic training in labor relations and years of practical experience. He combines knowledge of labor and employment law principles with procedural experience in arbitration and mediation. He represents parties when advocacy is required and steps in as a neutral when cases are referred for alternative dispute resolution.
Panico maintains an office at 9465 Counselors Row. He continues to accept assignments as a mediator and arbitrator and handles employment law matters across the jurisdictions where he is admitted. His current practice centers on employment law, arbitration and mediation.
