Jim Hester has practiced law for more than 30 years, has taught law, business and political science at six colleges and universities, has served on the boards of several charities, and, as an army intelligence officer, served with the Green Berets and volunteered for the Persian Gulf War. He has worked, lived and studied in numerous countries, has written eight fiction and non-fiction books, and, as the first person in his family to go to college, holds three graduate degrees. Jim and his wife Marla live in San Diego and have four adult children. He is an avid student of history and the Bible and is active in his church and community.