Jon Marple has been in law and business for over fifty years.
His early years were defined in the Appalachia hills of West Virginia, before the family moved to Columbus, Ohio.

The transition from a Hillbilly boy to white middle class America of the 1950's, was quite a cultural shock for the Lad. He found his footing in sports, playing on championship teams in football and baseball at Columbus North High School. From there it was off to Brigham Young University, where he got mildly more interested in academia, and became the first member of his family to graduate from college.

At the College of Law at the University of Washington, he discovered he had a knack for writing, winning the Moot Court competition for best written brief brief before graduating with a Juris Doctor degree. He also played on the University's first rugby squad.

As a trial lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice, Jon was in many high profile cases, the most notable being the infamous “Pentagon Papers” trial.

Moving to the Federal Communications Commission as a Senior Appellant Attorney he defined his writing skills with briefs before the Federal Appeal's Court and the Supreme Court.
Eventually, he decided to venture into private business and law, founding a start-up company that eventually became listed on NASDAQ, where he served as Board Chairman and CEO.

He has been writing short stories through the years, some can be viewed in the 'Short Stories' section on this web site.

Now, he has published his novel, “Moonshine Mafia.” Inspired by true events, this family saga is just the beginning, as two more books in the Moonshine series are on the horizon.

Father of four with twelve grandchildren, he lives in Montgomery, Texas. He enjoys swimming, the Buckeye's and Astro's.