John P. Modderman

Background

Modderman, John P. was born on December 4, 1944 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States.

Education

Calvin College (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Wayne State University (Doctor of Philosophy, 1971). University of Georgia (Post.

Doctor, 1973).

Career

Worked at Keller and Heckman Limited Liability Partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Administrative Practice before Federal Departments and Agencies of Federal, State and Foreign Governments. Representation before Congress and State Legislatures. Civil and Criminal Litigation before Federal and State Courts.

Trade Associations Representation.

Domestic and International Business Transactions. Food and Drug, Telecommunications, Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, Labor and Employment, Transportation, Litigation, International Trade, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Product Liability, Advertising and Labeling, Corporate, Contracts, and Intellectual Property.

Phi Lambda Upsilon. Recipient: Two Food and Drug Administration Commendable Service Awards.

Hearings, Boards of Inquiry and Court Cases on behalf of The United States. Food and Drug Administration. Author: "Technological Aspects of Use of Sultiting Agents in Food," Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Volume 69, Number.

1, pp. 1-3, 1986; "Specifications," Chapter in "Food Regulations: An International Handbook," Middlekauk & Shubik, eds.

Marcel Dekker, 1989; "Safety Assessment of Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysates," Regular Tox. Pharmaceutical, 18, 80 (1993).

Expert Scientist to the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives. United States. Government Representative to Codex Alimentarius.

Food and Drug Administration Representative at United States.

Trade Republican To bilateral meetings with the Government of Japan and to multilateral meetings with Canada and the United Kingdom. Member: American Chemical Society.

Institute of Food Technologists.

American Association of The Advancement of Science. Keller and Heckman, founded in 1962 has a broad practice in regulatory law, litigation and business transactions, serving both domestic and foreign clients. The firm has been a pioneer in the use of inter-disciplinary approaches in problem-solving.

Foreign example, since 1971 the firm has had an in-house scientific staff, which works closely with the firm"s attorneys in matters of great technical complexity.

In addition, many of the firm"s attorneys have expertise in multiple areas of law, as well as experience in government.

Achievements

• John P. Modderman has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: American Chemical Society. Institute of Food Technologists. American Association of The Advancement of Science.