Michael Braa grew up in the small agricultural towns in California's San Joaquin Valley. He left high school early and enlisted in the Navy at seventeen, serving three deployments during the final years of the Cold War.
After four years of service he enrolled at UC Berkeley, graduating in 1993. He earned his law degree in 1997 and practiced law for over a decade. In 2008 that chapter closed. In 2011 he founded Atlantis Detective Agency in Fresno. In 2018 it became Atlantis Private Investigations.
The Michael Braa Show launched in 2024 and airs on the 24/47+ App. His first book, Why Jesus, and Why Then, was published in 2026. A cold case collection is in development.
