DALLAS MICHAEL D. FARRIS AND SUSAN MORGAN FARRIS Mike Farris has been a practicing attorney in Dallas, Texas, since graduating cum laude from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1983. Upon graduating in the top 10 per cent of his class, and having served as an associate editor on the school's Law Review, he was inducted into the prestigious Order of the Coif. He then practiced law for fifteen years with one of the largest law firms in Dallas and was named a partner after six years. Specializing in commercial litigation, he focused on contract surety bonds, financial institution and commercial dishonesty bonds, antitrust, and state and federal securities laws. In 1998, Mike left the law firm to pursue personal interests, primarily writing and free-lance editing. He continued to practice law, including entertainment law, on a contract basis. Mike is also a screenwriter, serving as President of the 140-plus-member Dallas Screenwriters Association and has taught college-level creative writing. Susan Morgan Farris earned a cum laude English degree, with a Communications minor from Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. She also served as an editor and staff writer on the campus newspaper. She then obtained a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1983. Since graduating, she has had a general, mainly civil, law practice in Dallas County. Her practice has included litigation, appellate practice, family law, corporate law, probate and estate planning. In addition to her law practice, Susan has edited several non-fiction publications and has consulted to screenwriters, novelists and non-fiction authors. She has also taught college-level English and served as judge for a screenwriting competition. Contact Susan and Mike Mike and Susan man Farris Literary Agency, Inc, representing book writers of both fiction and non-fiction. They are regular presenters at writers conferences, including: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference (April 2003) Screenwriting Conference at Santa Fe (May 2003) Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. Bay Area Writers League (in Houston, Texas) DFW Writers Workshop International Women’s Writing Guild Trinity Writers Workshop Dallas Area Romance Authors