The author has a B.S. from Brigham Young University, a Master's Degree is Social Science from Syracuse University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. He lives and works in Florida as a practicing attorney, specializing in commercial litigation. He served in the Brazil Curitiba Mission from 1984 through 1985. He served in the active duty military 1988-1995 and in 2007-2008 served in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.