Stewart Riley lives in Seattle with his wife and his dog, Rudy, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. After graduating from the University of Washington Law School in 1969, he began practicing law in Seattle as a Senior Deputy Prosecutor in the King County Prosecutor’s Office. After three years with the prosecutor’s office, he embarked on a lifetime career as a criminal defense attorney, specializing in cases having international aspects and implications. During his career he has represented individuals from over 40 countries. Mr. Riley has been admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court as well as three international criminal tribunals, including the International Criminal Court in The Hague (Netherlands). Mr. Riley is also well known for his successful defense of a Blackwater security contractor investigated for the shooting and killing of a bodyguard for the Vice President of Iraq in 2006. He is an avid outdoorsman and tennis player. Helena Star is his first book.