James Grippando

James Grippando is an American novelist and practicing attorney best known for his New York Times bestselling suspense novels, including the popular Jack Swyteck series, and as the 2017 winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.[1][2][4] Born in Waukegan, Illinois, he graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A. and J.D., worked as a trial lawyer in Miami, and now serves as Counsel at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP while teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law.[3][4][5] He has authored over 30 novels published in 28 languages worldwide and lives in South Florida with his wife Tiffany and their family.[2][5]