Anthony J. Franze is a lawyer in the Appellate and Supreme Court practice at a large Washington, D.C. law firm. In addition to his law practice, he is an adjunct professor of law, teaching courses in Federal Courts and Appellate Practice. Franze is a magna cum laude graduate of Notre Dame Law School and the author of numerous scholarly works. He lives with his wife and three children in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The Last Justice is his first novel.