He was a defense attorney on the Chippendales dancers' federal murder and wrongful death legal cases.
His fiction and non-fiction books have been published in twenty-eight countries under his own and four other names.
His first novel, Frost of Heaven, was selected as Best First Novel by the Rocky Mountain News Unreal World book awards.
He practiced law in Sacramento and Beverly Hills before becoming a full time writer.
[3] He is the writer, director and co-producer of a low budget independent film, Night of the Naked Dead.