Lenny Ackerman was born and raised in Rochester, New York, and now calls several places home, including East Hampton, New York, Danforth, Maine, and Palm Beach, Florida. He has practiced law in East Hampton for nearly 50 years and spends his free time fishing, watercolor painting, reading, and traveling.
He has written several books on matrimonial and estate law. His most recent books are Here Back East: Collected Columns from The Mountain Messenger and Fishing the Morning: Collected Columns from The Mountain Messenger.