John Keegan

JOHN E. KEEGAN was born in Spokane, Washington, and graduated from Gonzaga Prep, Gonzaga University, and Harvard Law School. His work as a lawyer has included the General Counsel's Office for the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C., the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and private practice. He is currently a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (http:/​/​www.dwt.com), in Seattle, where he practices land use, real estate, and municipal law.

A graduate of and former instructor with the University of Washington Fiction Writing Program, his novels include CLEARWATER SUMMER (Carroll & Graf), selected as one of the New York Public Library's Best Books for 1996, PIPER (The Permanent Press), and A GOOD DIVORCE (The Permanent Press), which was selected by BookSense76 for its list of recommended novels.

John and his spouse, Nancy Jo Biddle, have four children and eight grandchildren.