Randy is an attorney, but before earning his legal wings he held various stints which in chronological but not necessarily prestigious order included: newsboy, busboy, car wash attendant, lifeguard, and newspaper reporter.

A long-suffering, die-hard Chicago Cubs fan, he lives in Evanston, Illinois with his wife and son. Lost in the Ivy, a murder-mystery set against the backdrop of Chicago's storied Wrigley Field, is his fiction debut. Randy also writes the DadLibs column for SanityCentral.com, a parental humor Web site.