Gil Howard

Gil Howard is the pen name of Gilbert Howard Zitzelsberger, J.D. Gil holds degrees from three universities: Buffalo, Wayne State, and Michigan State. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. After practicing law for several years, he served 25 years as a trial judge in Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan. Aviation has been his main form of recreation. An instrument and multi-engine rated pilot, he has owned two twin engine airplanes: a Twin Cessna 310 (as described in his novels) and a Twin Commander 500. After retiring from the bench he served three years as the chief operating officer of Kiwanis International and supervised the worldwide staff. Subsequent to that he moved to Bradenton, Florida where he practiced probate and trust law for 14 years. He has traveled widely throughout Western Europe, the Far East, Australia, and New Zealand. Gil is the author of four novels: The Chaos Chip, Fury in the Shadow, The Price of Innocence, and Sting of the Scorpion.