Born in Pittsburgh, Mike received a B.F.A. degree in painting from the University of Illinois and a law degree from Georgetown University where he served on the editorial board of the prestigious Georgetown Law Journal. He taught art in a Washington D. C. inner-city public school before being appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney for Washington. After a stint as a commercial litigator, he served as General Counsel to an environmental services company before resigning to practice law part-time, thereby allowing him to focus on his first love, creative writing.
Suspense Magazine said of his stand-alone supernatural thriller, One to Go: “A completely unique suspense novel; you hold your breath waiting for the next shoe to drop. The book also received positive reviews from such acclaimed authors as Steve Berry, Doug Preston, Gayle Lynds, and Jon Land—“blisteringly good,” “pulse pounding,” “explosive.” Kirkus Reviews said of his supernatural thriller, Dead Light”: “Compelling characters … thrilling plot.” Writer’s Digest called Mike’s women’s fiction book, The Chocolate Shop (writing as J.J. Spring) “Exceptional,” and selected it as the magazine’s 2019 first place award winner for contemporary fiction (sp-ebook.)
Mike lives in Florida with his wife and parti-poodle, Handsome Jack.
