Meet the Team
John Stoner
General Counsel and Business Development Manager
Mr. Stoner is General Counsel and Business Development Manager for Roberson and Associates since 2013. He is a licensed attorney with 35 years of telecommunications and commercial relations experience, including negotiating cellular telecommunication sales and installation agreements, licensing and managing strategic intellectual assets such as digital communications patent portfolios, conducting intellectual property due diligence as well as drafting and negotiating numerous software licenses. He is a U.S. patent co-inventor for a Method and Apparatus for Establishing Audio Communication in a Communication System.
As a private practitioner, Mr. Stoner has counseled clients regarding government and international sales, software licenses, loans, business formation, operating agreements, arbitration, property leases, non-disclosure agreements, and employment/independent contractor matters.
Mr. Stoner received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from West Virginia University, a Masters of Business Administration from Illinois Institute of Technology, and Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law. While in law school, he received a number of recognitions, including the American Jurisprudence Award for legal drafting, Moot Court intellectual property, and was named to the Dean’s List. Mr. Stoner is a member of the American Bar Association, the Association of Corporate Counsel, and the Federal Communications Bar Association.