Shelby Yastrow received his law degree from Northwestern University and began private practice in 1959. In 1978, he joined McDonalds Corporation as Chief Litigation Counsel. By the time he retired from McDonalds, he had been promoted to Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Since retiring, Shelby has taken up writing, and prior to Bad Lies has written two other legal suspense novels: Undue Influence (which reached No. 7 on the Chicago Tribune national bestseller list) and Under Oath. He has also written the nonfiction book Vision to Legacy, a work about franchising and the history of Great Clips, Inc., the worlds largest franchisor of hair salons.
