About the Author:

For 43 years, I've filed Freedom of Information Act requests to the FBI and sued them three times over the course of 13 years, to get hundreds of thousands of Bureau records about their spying and interference with our Supreme Court.

Charns Law Office provides criminal defense services in Durham County. Bull City Law Publishing is a niche publisher of outstanding legal thrillers set in Durham, hard hitting non-fiction about the FBI and Supreme Court, and hockey-based humor books. I've practiced criminal defense and police misconduct law for over 40 years in Durham, NC. My articles about the law have appeared in The New York Times and Washington Post. I won an International Impact Book Award (IIBA)(April 2026) for "Queer Justice," an IIBA for "Twenty Angels on Her Roof," and is a Finalist for IIBA Author of the Year - 2026 and first Runner Up, San Francisco Book Festival and Runner Up, New York Book Festival for "FBI Snitches, Blackmail, and Obscene Ethics at the Supreme Court." My articles about my Catholic faith have appeared in Commonweal and other publications. I coached youth hockey for 15 years with Triangle Youth Hockey of North Carolina (TYHNC). I play in my local adult league as well as write about hockey.

Email address:
acharns@charnslaw.hush.com

He is a advocate and speaker about mental health especially eliminated the stigma.

Featured Books and Genre:
"Listening to Chopin While Fighting Nazis" with "Twenty Angels on Her Roof" (memoir and novella), "FBI Snitches, Blackmail, and Obscene Ethics at the Supreme Court" (history), "Cloak and Gavel: FBI Wiretaps, Bugs, Informers and the Supreme Court" (history), "The Girl Who Wore a Hockey Helmet" (legal thriller series) and other books.

Selected Honors & International Recognition.:
- July 2026 PIHBA in the Cultural Heritage category for "Listening to Chopin While Fighting Nazis" and Finalist for PIHBA Author of the Year,

- Readers' Choice Book Award Five Star Gold Winner 2026, International Impact Book Award (IIBA)(April 2026) for "Queer Justice,"

- Readers Choice Book Award Five Star Gold Winner 2026, May 2026 IIBA Award for "Twenty Angels on Her Roof," Finalist for IIBA Author of the Year - 2026

First Runner Up, San Francisco Book Festival and Runner Up, New York Book Festival for "FBI Snitches, Blackmail, and Obscene Ethics at the Supreme Court."

Awards & Recognition:
-Who's Who in American Law

-Indy Citizen Award

-News and Observer Person of the Week.

Your Continuing Mission.:
Open Government and Accountability. Threat mental health as we do physical health.

Speaker Topics:
WWII and the Sin of Antisemitism, Mental Health, and Freedom of Information Act

Podcast Experience?:
Yes, speaker on the "Thomas Free Me podcast."

All your book links:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alex-Charns/author/B08GB8X7NY

All your Social Media Links:
https://www.facebook.com/malexander.charns

https://www.prestigious-international-hope-book-awards.com/blog-and-news

https://www.prestigious-international-hope-book-awards.com/pihba-author-dictionary-page

Your Personal Quote:
Gratefulness works.