"Many lawyers are frustrated actors, musicians or writers", observes John Ritter. "I was the latter, until I began to write professionally early in my legal career. It is a perfect escape from the tedium and commercialism of daily law practice."

After receiving his Bachelor's Degree from Northwestern University, John Ritter earned law degrees from Case Western Reserve and Yale Law Schools. He also attended Laval University in Quebec where he learned the French language. His first job out of law school was as a law clerk to an Ohio Supreme Court judge where he wrote judicial decisions and opinions which became case law precedents.

Author John Ritter is the most successful writer of YOU BE THE JUDGE court summaries in America.His columns have appeared in Reader's Digest, the St. Petersburg Times, Saturday Evening Post, and the National Enquirer. His first best-selling "You Be the Judge" book was reprinted in Reader's Digest and is now available through this website.

In addition to later "You Be the Judge" books which he has written, Ritter writes monthly "You Be the Judge" and "Lawyer Viewpoint" columns. Free samples of each are furnished on this website at the You Be the Judge and Lawyer Viewpoint links. Both columns have been listed in Editor's & Publisher's Syndicate Directory for over 25 years.

Attorney John Ritter specializes in condominium, and municipal law in Florida, and has practiced real estate law for more than 20 years. For three years, he served as City Attorney of Miami Beach and manages a top-rated 7-member law firm. View his professional legal resume here or at www.rzllaw.com.

Speaker Lecturer John Ritter is an after-dinner and luncheon speaker at law school, bar, and legal functions. He also gives 1 hour to 1 day seminars and courses on legal subjects.