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Jules Mermelstein was born in Philadelphia, PA, and grew up in Upper Dublin Township in Montgomery County, PA. Although he was always an avid reader and knew from junior high school that he wanted to become an attorney, it wasn't until high school that he decided he also wanted to write books. At the age of 64.84, he finally published his first novel in February 2020. The ebook goes (or went) live 5/12/20 and the paperback goes (or went) live 6/9/20. He is proud that his book received a great review from "Sidebar Magazine", the Montgomery Bar Association quarterly (https://www.nxtbook.com/hoffmann/MontgomeryBarAssociation/SIDEBARSpring2020/index.php#/p/8), and has found itself in a list along with the likes of John Grisham and Lisa Scottoline about 6 novels that show the dark side of the law (https://booktrib.com/2020/04/troubled-justice-6-legal-thrillers-on-the-dark-side-of-the-law/). Jules's website, newsletter signup, and blog is at https://www.julesmermelstein.com.
[For more details about his background, his careers in law and teaching, and his disability, keep reading. Otherwise, click on and order his book!]
He majored in Political Science at Temple Ambler, graduating in 1977 Sigma Cum Laude and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In December of 1979, Jules graduated with a JD Cum Laude from American University's Washington College of Law, having become the first 2nd year law student to win the award for the best student in trial practice. He practiced law in PA, mostly criminal, both trial and appellate, from 1980 until 2005 when he became a high school Social Studies teacher, teaching government, economics, and US history at the former Germantown High School in Philadelphia. From 2007 - 2013, he did the same at his alma mater, Upper Dublin High School, along with coaching the Speech and Debate Team. From 1992-2011, he served 5 terms as an elected township commissioner in Upper Dublin. He and his wife jointly taught in the confirmation program of Or Hadash in Fort Washington from 1994-2013, and continued to help prepare students for the confirmation service through 2019.
In 2009, symptoms of a chronic illness began to emerge. Although various treatments and medications were tried, nothing was able to bring Jules back to pre-2009 levels. By 2011, he resigned his seat as a commissioner. In the summer of 2013, he and his wife told Or Hadash they could not continue being the confirmation teachers. And in October of 2013, Jules' symptoms got so bad that both the nurse at his school and his doctor concluded he could no longer work and he left teaching extremely depressed. He loved his students and their families and wished he had begun that much earlier.
In 2016, Jules' doctor modified his treatments and changed medications to the point that he began to do better, although never knowing on a particular day how well he would be. But given a few hours each day, Jules began writing "Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue." His beta readers thought that, not only was it a good book, but the characters were interesting enough for it to be a series. Jules self-published it in 2020 and began writing the first sequel in the Pursuing Justice series, "Do Justice. Love Mercy."
Jules usually writes with his chiweenie Taco on his lap, which is how Taco got written into his book as a character.
Jules and his wife got married as teenagers in 1974 and have two children, both grown and married. Their son has a son and a daughter. Their daughter has a daughter and another child is expected in April 2020.
Jules has always held justice up as the virtue and goal he aspires to in his life and urges all of his fans to continue pursuing justice.
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