Phill Jones earned a PhD in science and a JD. He worked ten years as a patent attorney, specializing in biological, chemical, and medical inventions. Phill has written more than 350 articles in the areas of science, medicine, history, law and business. In addition to nine books for the education market, he published "Forensic Science for Writers" (CreateSpace, 2012), which won a silver medal in the writing/publishing division of the 2013 Independent Publisher Book Awards contest. His writings in forensic science earned him associate membership with the Mystery Writers of America.