John specializes in real estate matters, including title insurance, residential and commercial real estate transactions, and other real property issues. John was born in Valparaiso, Indiana on April 12, 1953 and grew up in Quincy, Illinois. Graduated with honors from Valparaiso Indiana University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and the Humanities and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Illinois in 1978. Admitted to the Illinois Bar and U.S. Tax Court in 1978. Admitted to the US District Court, Southern District of Illinois in 1981. Practiced law from 1978 – 1982 in Granite City, Illinois, before being admitted to the Florida Bar in 1982. Opened the Law Offices of John D. Spear, P.A., in Bonita Springs, in 1982. Served as attorney for the Board of Realtors from 1986 – 1990 and from 1993 – 2003. Member of the Illinois Bar and Florida Bar. Member of the Lee County Bar Associations. Designated as a Board Certified Real Estate Law Specialist by the Florida Bar effective August 1, 1997, and continuously since. ohn is also active in many community organizations, including serving as President/Chairman of the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club of Bonita Springs, the Bonita Springs Speakers Assembly, the Bonita Springs Community Foundation and the Bonita Springs YMCA. He was named citizen of the year by the Bonita Springs Chamber of Commerce in 1990 and by the Bonita Springs Lion’s Club in 1993. John also served as an elected member of the City Council for the City of Bonita Springs, Florida, from 2008 – 2012. He currently serves as a Board Member of the Bonita Springs – Estero Economic Development Council and the Bonita Springs YMCA. The firm represents clients involved in everything from residential purchases to large-scale real estate development services, as well as major office and retail center owners and tenants in Bonita Springs, Estero, Naples and Fort Myers. Additionally, the firm specializes in all types of real estate.
