MIKE STEINBERG was the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan for 22 years, where he worked to defend the principles of democracy, freedom, and equality – and get ideas for Moth stories. He left the ACLU in 2019 to mentor the next generation of public interest lawyers at the University of Michigan Law School, where he teaches civil rights litigation and directs a civil rights clinic. Mike is also an activist, a coach, a photographer, a juggler, a husband, and a dad to three amazing daughters.