James M. Thunder has retired from the practice of law. He is the author of more than 250 publications on law, public policy, history, biography, and religion. He is the co-author of a forthcoming compendium of biographies of the 49 men and women who have served as U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., since 1801.
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