Wayne Avrashow

Center Stage--A Political Thriller is the first novel from Wayne Avrashow. The novel earned praise from Kirkus Reviews and has received unanimous favorable reviews from; publications, radio shows, podcasts, authors, elected political officials, motion picture executives, and the general public.

Many of the characters, plots and sub-plots in Center Stage are built around events Wayne witnessed, read about, or viewed; all with a dash of creative imagination. Whether you are a liberal, conservative or apolitical, the themes of Center Stage reverberate in all lives: the strained father-son relationship, the unexpected discovery of romance, the divided loyalties and one’s yearning to make a meaningful impact with life.

Wayne’s background in politics, government, business, and law provides unique insight into the machinations and characters that populate political campaigns.

His political background includes; being the campaign manager for two successful Los Angeles City Council campaigns and a top aide/Chief of Staff to those two elected City Council members. He served as a senior advisor for a successful City of Los Angeles ballot referendum, was co-author of ballot arguments, Chairman for a Los Angeles County ballot measure, and was a Los Angeles government Commissioner for nearly twenty years. He currently serves as a Board Member of the Yaroslavsky Institute, a public policy institute founded by long time Southern California elected official and now UCLA professor, Zev Yaroslavsky.

Wayne is a practicing attorney who specializes in government advocacy, real estate, and business law. He was formerly a corporate officer in two business firms. As a lawyer, he represented clients before numerous California municipalities and in Nevada and Idaho. He has lectured at his law school and taught at Woodbury University in Los Angeles.

He authored numerous op-ed articles that appeared in daily newspapers, legal, business, and real estate publications. He is the author of a self-published book for the legal community, Success at Mediation—10 Strategic Tools for Attorneys, a book used for law students in 2018 at the USC Gould School of Law.

Personally, he is the proud father of two wonderful sons, Bret and Grant. Wayne is a lifelong resident in Los Angeles.