Michael A. Bowen was born July 16, 1951, in Fort Monroe, VA. He received an A.B. from Rockhurst College in 1973 and a J.D. from Harvard University in 1976. He is a member of the American Bar Association, St. Thomas More Lawyers' Society, Milwaukee Bar Association, and Council for Wisconsin Writers and has been a partner in the Foley & Lardner law firm in Milwaukee, WI since 1976. Most of his mystery series have been written from 1989 to present and draw on his legal and political knowledge.
From the guide to the Michael Bowen Collection, 1989, (Bowling Green State University - Browne Popular Culture Library)