| Education: |
 1972 – 1976, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1976, Political Science/Economics BA Degree
1977-1980, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
1981, Doctor of Jurisprudence
May 1981, Admitted to State Bar of Texas |
| Professional Experience: |
1980 – 1990, Schultz & Schultz, Inc. Houston, Texas
1991 – 1999, Schultz, Schultz & Bartos, Inc. Houston, Texas
1999 – Present, John R. Bartos, Attorney at Law Houston, Texas
Member : Houston Bar Association, Houston Trial Lawyers Association, State Bar of Texas |
| Community Activities: |
- 1989 – 1990, Houston Canoe Club – Commodore (President)
- 1991 – Houston Canoe Club – Fleet Captain
- 1992 – 2007 Galveston Bay Foundation – Board of Trustees
- 1994 – 2000, 2002 – 2013, Galveston Bay Foundation Executive Committee – Advisory Board
- 1996, Galveston Bay Foundation – Chair
- 1997- 2001, Texas Rivers Conservation Advisory Board
- 1997 – Present, Clear Creek Citizens Advisory Committee
- 2007, Clear Creek Flood Plain Management Committee
- 1998 – Present, Region H Water Planning Group – Executive Committee
- 1999, 2002, 2003, Houston Canoe Club – Fleet Captain
- 2000, Houston Canoe Club – Commodore
- 2001 – Present, Houston Canoe Club – Conservation Committee Chair
- 1996 – Present, Galveston Bay Freshwater Inflow Group – Member
- 2006- Present, Bayou Preservation Association – Advisory Board Member
- 2007 – 2008, Lake Houston Redevelopment Stakeholder Committee
- 2008 – 2012, Houston Audubon Society Board Member, 2013 President Elect
- 2008 – Present, Trinity and San Jacinto River Basins and Galveston Bay Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee – Chair
- 2011 – 2012, TPWD Devils River Use Management Committee
- April 2011, Featured in Texas Parks and Wildfire Article – Skill Builder: Paddling Particulars
- Bayou Preservation
- Houston Audubon 2017 Past President
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| Other Activities: |
1991 – 2000, American Canoe Association Freestyle Canoe Committee
1988 – 1990, American Canoe Association Central Division Coastal Kayaking Chair
1989 – 2001, Staff member Southwestern Canoe Rendezvous
1992 – 2000, ACA Red River Division Freestyle Chair
1992 – 2008, ACA Certified Solo and Tandem Canoe Instructor
1993 – 2004, Staff member of the La Louisianne Freestyle Symposium, Mandeville, Louisiana |
| Awards Received: |
1996 Galveston Bay Foundation Hero
2000 Bay Citizen of the Year – Galveston Bay Foundation
2000 Houston Sierra Club Special Conservation Award |