He is also a publisher with his growing HAWK Publishing Broup which he founded after leaving the practice of law to become a full-time writer. The fictional Ben Kincaid, like Bernhardt, is a Tulsa attorney. Bernhardt places a premium on plot twists, politcal intrigue, and impossible-to-win cases, just the things that make Kincaid want to get involved. Try reading Capitol Conspiracy or Capitol Threat.