I was born in Provo, Utah in 1953.  I grew up in Holladay, Utah.  My father was an elementary school teacher, and my mother was a homemaker.  I attended Olympus High School, where I was a complete nerd.  I attended Brigham Young University long enough to get married.  I received a Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Utah in 1982, and I still speak it fluently.
 
I received a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from the University of Utah Law School, also in 1982 (figure that one out).  In 1984, I wrote a novel, The Trial, about a lawyer with seven children.  It became a Deseret Book Best Seller. (It is still available in all of the public libraries, so just check it out, don't bother to buy it.)  I have seven children.  I have seven grandchildren, and they are much cuter than my children.

My law practice emphasizes Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy.  Over the years I have filed more that 5000 cases for my clients.