John G. Rusk graduated from St. Lawrence University (BA 1985) and Boston College Law School (JD 1988). John is a member of the New York, Connecticut and Washington D.C. Bars.

John's practice is concentrated on representing individuals who have suffered catastrophic injuries, traumatic brain injuries and other injuries resulting from car and truck crashes, construction accidents, dangerous premises and medical malpractice.  New York Law Journal and Verdict Search have recognized John  for his outstanding results in obtaining a $2.9 million jury verdict, one of the largest ever in Ulster County and one of the 50 largest in New York State in 2008.

John is a board certified civil trial attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has been qualified to receive referrals from the Major Personal Injury Panel of the New York State Bar Association. John is also a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association. John has been recognized by Trial Lawyers Care, the largest pro bono legal services program in history, for representing injured victims and their families who suffered injuries during the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. Recently, John has been repeatedly designated as a "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics Magazine, which recognized the top 5% of lawyers in Upstate, New York. John is a member of the New York Trial Lawyers Association, the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America). John has also been a part time assistant district attorney for Ulster County since 1989 and prosecutes criminal cases in the towns of New Paltz and Gardiner.

John serves as the lawyer coach for the Marlboro High School Mock Trial team, which won the Orange County championship in 2007. John is also involved in coaching his daughters' athletic teams and volunteers his time with several church groups and community organizations.