Ep.8, From the poor and violent streets of Highland Park Michigan to a run for MA State Senate, the story of John Deaton

John Deaton was born in Highland Park Michigan, a subsection of Detroit and one of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods in the country in 1967. Against all odds John worked his way out of poverty to attend Boston’s New England School of Law in 1992. In 1994 he commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps where he served as a defense attorney and prosecutor. John then went on to start his own law firm in 2006 where he represented victims of asbestos in court. In 2020 John filed a lawsuit with the SCC in the defense of XRP crypto holders around the world where he represented 75,000 individual holders, gaining him international recognition. John is a truly self-made man with an amazing story that he shares in his 2023 memoir titled, Food Stamp Warrior.