From Law Professor to Novelist with Michael Polelle

In this episode, host Landis Wade has a conversation with Michael Polelle, about his travels from law professor to novelist and his thoughts about such transitions.

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Born and bred in Chicago, Michael Polelle spent a year in Germany on a Fulbright scholarship before graduating from Harvard Law School. He began his career as a Chicago trial lawyer involved in civil litigation. His career took a turn when became a professor of law at De Paul College of Law and then at John Marshall Law School where he taught constitutional law. While at John Marshall Law School he served as a Special Assistant State’s Attorney for Cook County and directed a comparative law seminar in Parma, Italy as well as an annual Media Law Conference.

Michael is now an emeritus professor of law from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, formerly John Marshall Law School. AMERICAN CONSPIRACY is his second novel. His debut novel was THE MITHRAS CONSPIRACY (Lido Press: 2019). He now lives in Sarasota, Florida with his wife, Donna.