The author is a native Californian, now retired as a scarred veteran of fifty years on the legal battlefield, practicing both in civil, criminal, domestic and business venues.
He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and the UCLA School of Law. Among his many clients were celebrities in the film and television world, writers and directors, film production companies, NBA basketball players, retired NBA players, and whistle-blowers.
In addition to the standard civil, criminal, and courtroom dramas, his practice took him to legal matters in Mexico, Japan, Tahiti, Hawaii, Canada, and Switzerland.
He is the father of three adult children and now lives in California with his wife of thirty-six years.
His closest connection to the insect world was a brief marriage to a woman who became an entomologist.