Mark lives with his wife Loren and their dog Emily in Denver, Colorado. He schooled at Haverford College and Washburn University, and practiced commercial bankruptcy law for almost forty years before moving on in 2019 to write, volunteer, travel, and play music. He is the author of the following books in his award-winning 3J Legal Thriller Series, all set in Kansas City, with a backdrop of Jazz, BBQ and history: Cram Down (2023), Unfair Discrimination (2022), Automatic Stay (2022), and Fresh Start (2021). He is also the author of And . . Just Like That - essays on a life before, during, and after the law (2020) (a memoir of a not famous lawyer). Connect with Mark at markshaikenauthor.com