Marilyn E. Phelan is Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Law Emerita at Texas Tech University and author or co-author of seventeen books and over fifty articles on legal issues. She is a life member of the two leading legal institutions--American Law Institute and Uniform Law Commission. This is her first work based on her Christian beliefs and extensive biblical studies. Jay M. (Pat) Phelan is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in criminal law and is co-author of Sovereign Immunity Law. Prior to his now fifteenth year as a district judge, he was in the private practice of law and also served as a county attorney. He currently is chair of deacons at his church and a Bible teacher.
