Caine was born in 1942 in the Los Angeles area, where he was reared and educated. He is a graduate of Loyola University of Los Angeles and of UCLA Law School. Caine served in the Navy Judge Advocate General's office after law school with two years as Legal Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk. He is presently of counsel with Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC in Seattle, where his practice emphasis is on creditors� rights, secured transactions and bankruptcy. Caine is actively involved with the Washington State Bar, and is a past-chair of the Washington Governor�s Small Business Improvement Council. Caine's first published poem appeared in San Diego Magazine in 1974. His poetry (written sporadically), has appeared in Washington State Bar News, Puget Soundings Magazine, San Francisco Daily Journal and Magnolia News. His poetry in recent years has been primarily law-related. Gregory B. Cairns