Dennis Shere

Dennis Shereis an Americanauthor,journalist and lawyer. Shere has written two books:Cain's Redemption,abiographyabout WardenBurl Cainof theLouisiana State PenitentiaryatAngola,andThe Last Meal — Defending an Accused Mass Murderer,about the defendants in theBrown's Chicken massacrecase. Shere was one of thedefense attorneyswho represented Juan Luna, who received a life sentence.

A native ofCleveland,Shere graduated fromOhio Universityin the early 1960s with bachelor's and master's degrees injournalism.He served as publisher ofCox Newspapersin Ohio — theDayton Daily NewsandSpringfield News-Sun— and as general manager ofMoody Bible Institute's media operations inChicago.

In 1988, Shere was fired asDaily Newspublisher byCox Newspapersbecause he rejected a health lectureadvertisementbyhomosexualgroups. Shere cited his "Christianperspective "in declining to print the ad. TheSouthern Baptist Conventionsubsequently passed a resolution calling on "allmediato refuse advertising that promotes homosexuality or any other lifestyle that is destructive to the family ". The resolution said Shere was fired for his" commitment to defend traditional moral andfamily values".The company responded that it was defendingfreedom of expressionfor all people, saying "We cannot compromise on the constitutional issue of equal access tothe press".

In 2000, Shere began attending law school. He graduated from theDePaul University College of Lawin Chicago and passed the Illinoisbar examin 2003. He formerly served as an assistantpublic defenderinKane County, Illinois.