Eric L. Harry (born December 2, 1958) is an American author and lawyer, best known for his novels ''
Arc Light'' and ''
Invasion
An invasion is a military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory owned by another such entity, generally with the objective of either: conquering; liberating or re-establishing con ...
''. He has also written ''Society of the Mind'', along with ''Protect and Defend''.
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Early life and education
Harry was born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Ocean Springs is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, approximately east of Biloxi and west of Gautier. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,225 at the 2000 U.S. Census. ...
on December 2, 1958, and grew up in Laurel, Mississippi
Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,161. It is located northeast of Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first coun ...
. He attended the Marion Military Institute
Marion Military Institute, the Military College of Alabama, (MMI, sometimes Marion Institute, Marion Military, or simply Marion) is a Public college, public military junior college in Marion, Alabama. Founded in 1842, it is the official state mil ...
and the Marine Military Academy
The Marine Military Academy is a private college preparatory academy located in Harlingen, Texas, US, offering a college preparatory curriculum for boys in grades 7–12 plus one year of post-graduate study. The school was founded in 1965. Its ...
. He also attended Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...
, earning a B.A. in 1980, an MBA in 1983, and a JD in 1984.[
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Career
Harry practiced mergers and acquisitions law in Houston, Texas
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
as an associate at Bracewell & Patterson (now Bracewell & Giuliani), and a partner for Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, and as a Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Apache Corporation
APA Corporation is the holding company for Apache Corporation, an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It is organized in Delaware and headquartered in Houston. The company is ranked 431st on the Fortune 500.
Current operations
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, a Senior Vice President and General Counsel of El Paso Exploration and Production Company, and an Executive Vice President of Acquisitions, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Sheridan Production Partners, which he co-founded upon leaving El Paso in 2006. Harry retired from the practice of law in 2014 to resume his writing career; he is due to release his next book ''Pandora: Outbreak'' in January 2018.
Personal life
Harry is married to his wife, Marina and has two sons and one daughter.[
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External links
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Eric L. Harry
at ''Fantastic Fiction''
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1958 births
Living people
Marion Military Institute alumni
Mississippi lawyers
People from Laurel, Mississippi
People from Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Vanderbilt University alumni
Novelists from Mississippi
American male novelists
20th-century American novelists
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American lawyers
20th-century American male writers