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After graduating from Manhattan College and Fordham University School of Law, I practiced in New York for thirty-five years. Although I write about criminal law, I never practiced criminal law. My area of practice was civil litigation.
In 2005 I retired and in 2010 moved with my wife Rose to South Carolina. Freed from the daily grind of an active law practice, I once again became an avid reader. That lead to my writing stories, which I did strictly for my own enjoyment and shared only with my wife. Eventually, Rose encouraged me to publish my stories, and surprisingly I’ve managed to publish a couple of books.
Having been born, educated and lived in or near New York City, for sixty-five years, I know a few things about the city. As for alco ...more

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