John Charters was raised in Bay City, Michigan. After graduating from high school he was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point. After serving his country in Vietnam, he graduated from the University of Detroit Law School in 1973 and has specialized in workers’ compensation law throughout his entire legal career. He serves as an Executive Board Member of the Michigan Association for Justice and speaks on workers’ compensation rights to union leaders and labor organizations throughout southeastern Michigan. In March, 2009 he was elected as a Fellow to the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers and in June, 2014 he was inducted into the Michigan Workers’ Compensation Hall of Fame. As President of CTZS, he continues to practice law full time and remains dedicated to helping injured workers throughout the State of Michigan.