Scott Turow - Author Biographies

Scott Turow was born April 12, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois born. After New Trier High School, attended Amherst College where he graduated in 1970 he won a scholarship to attend Stanford College Writing Center, where he graduated in 1975. He attended Harvard Law School 1975-1978.

Scott says he knew he was a writer since she was his 17 years of age. He said he decided to write and practice law when he realized that he had no intention of supportinghimself as a writer. In his first year at Harvard, was asked to write a book about his experiences as a law student in the first year. The result is "One" L, published in 1977.

Scott Turow, Annette married, a painter in 1971. They have three children but divorced in 2008. From 1978 to 1986 Scott was an assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago, where he prosecuted several high profile cases.

In addition to his books, Scott has many items, including magazines and published aEssay on why he does not believe in the death penalty. In 2003 his book "ultimate punishment: Reflections of an advocate for death penalty cases," was published.

Scott Turow is a partner in a large national law firm Sonnenshein, Nath & Rosenthal. He condemned the cases pro bono, especially for those who worked in the wrong, as in the case of Alejandro Hernandez. Mr. Hernandez was charged and convicted for the murder of a young girl. He spent 11 years on death row, before Mr. Turow wonhis release in 1996. Scott says that once had the death penalty agnostic, but no more.

Scott Turow has been appointed by then Governor Ryan to the Commission of the death penalty and reform. It 'a trustee of Amherst College Author's Guild and has been for a year and still serves on the Board. It 'was also the UP Senate Commission appointments.
Scott has a lawyer in part-time since 1986. He says he writes in the morning and became a lawyer inAfternoon. He says it is still billable hours every day.

Most are from books by Scott Turow legal thriller. The only exception is "Ordinary Heroes". Scott says that "Ordinary Heroes" is a book that he wanted to write since she was 17 years. This book is about fathers and sons of World War II and hidden past. Scott says that his family made their past.
So far, three books have been made by Scott Turow in the movies: from lack of evidence in 1990, the burden of proof in 1992 andReversible error in 2004.

Time magazine once presented as Scott Turow "The Bard of age disputed. The Los Angeles Times said: "Nobody writes more novels by Scott Turow Mystery Suspense."

Scott Turow's novels:

Presumed Innocent (1987)
The burden of proof (1990)
Guilty (1993)
The Laws of Our Fathers (1996)
Personal Injury (1999)
Reversible Errors (2002)
Ordinary Heroes (2005)
Restrictions (2006)

Subjects:
An L (1977)
LastPenalty: a reflection layer for cases of death penalty (2003)