Kelly Giles obtained his J.D. from Pepperdine in 1989. Kelly practiced U.S. immigration law for 23 years, & continues to practice Canadian immigration law. He wrote & published a trilogy of poetry books between 2010 & 2012, Swimming in a Thunderstorm, Surfing the Tsunami & Surrendering to Transcendence. In 2014, he gave a talk entitled “Heart Surgery for the Legal Profession” to a class of USC Law Professor Jody Armour’s law school students related to his upcoming memoir. He also performed as a featured poet at both Cobalt Poets & at Michael Jasorka’s Hello World Zine Release Party, & has been a featured guest on both Jill Delbridge’s Artist’s Lounge podcast and Apryl Skies’s Edgar Allen Poet podcast. For the past several years, he has been a member of Aim for the Heart’s Mic Sessions & Heart Sessions poetry & hip-hop workshops, founded by Tupac’s manager Leila Steinberg. He volunteers with Amnesty International, Reverb & Headcount, & is a member of Film Independent, & NewFilmMakers LA. Killing Justice is his debut memoir. He is passionate about raising awareness about mental illness & the criminal justice system & encouraging others on their healing journey, especially through the arts. You can read more of his work at kellygiles. com and can find his poetry at lulu. com/spotlight/kellyab3/ .Read more about this authorRead less about this author