Just Around the Bend

About the Book

Just Around the Bend is a look beneath the fanciful images of America to the brutal betrayal of Americans by the courts, the mental health system, schools, insurance companies, banks, and even the churches. From my father’s trial for murder for defending his sister against spousal abuse, to my own law practice, my life is the story of constant struggle to reach a peace that my mother once said was “just around the bend.” That long bend up the mountain has run from Pennsylvania where I was born, to Nevada, and then to California. The journey challenges every reader’s expectations.

About the Author

Philip Palermo is an attorney licensed in California, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, three states in which he has lived, and which are the settings for Just Around the Bend, his memoir. He is also a credentialed English instructor and college counselor. Recently he earned another graduate degree, an administrative credential in education, at The University of California Irvine. He and his wife, Frances, a legal secretary, live near the beach in beautiful Dana Point, California, which is just around the bend from Laguna Beach shown on the cover of the book. A sequel, Just Over the Mountain, is in the works.