name: James  Sheehan
birth_date: 1949-09-12 00:00:00
genres: Literature & Fiction, Politics, Mystery & Thrillers
avg_rating: 3.9
ratings_count: 2326
about: James Sheehan was born in New York City and grew up there in a four-room railroad apartment with his five brothers and sisters. He started working at the age of twelve, shining shoes at a local shoe-repair shop. At fourteen, he had a newspaper round. He worked at a local delicatessen, an antique store where he stripped and delivered furniture, as a construction worker during the summers, a short-order cook throughout his college years, and as a roofer's assistant while he attended graduate school in Florida. He is currently a trial attorney in St. Petersburg, Florida where he has practiced law for over 30 years. His experience of growing up in New York has shaped his life. James Sheehan was born in New York City and grew up there in a four-room railroad apartment with his five brothers and sisters. He started working at the age of twelve, shining shoes at a local shoe-repair shop. At fourteen, he had a newspaper round. He worked at a local delicatessen, an antique store where he stripped and delivered furniture, as a construction worker during the summers, a short-order cook throughout his college years, and as a roofer's assistant while he attended graduate school in Florida. He is currently a trial attorney in St. Petersburg, Florida where he has practiced law for over 30 years. His experience of growing up in New York has shaped his life. ...more