About the author
Steve Hauser was born and raised in Redlands, California. In his family of four boys, he was the fourth Eagle Scout and senior patrol leader of his church’s scout troop, with his father serving as scoutmaster for many years. He started Troop 1135 in South Central Los Angeles while still a student at UCLA and continued leading the troop for nearly ten years. After graduating from UCLA and Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, he spent seven years as a Los Angeles Deputy Public Defender before opening his own criminal defense, personal injury and civil rights law practice in Santa Monica. As he winds down his practice to pursue writing full time, he and his wife Michele enjoy their six grandchildren, writing, cooking, travel, golf, charity work, church, and music.
He continues to counsel and mentor many of his former scouts, but counts most of them as his good friends and extended family.