Jim Boeglin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Indiana University in 1965 and a Juris Doctor degree from the Indiana University School of Law in 1968. He and his wife, Jan, are native Hoosiers. They moved from Fort Wayne to Bonita Springs, Florida after Boeglin retired from practicing law in 2001. They share three children, four grandchildren, and two cats. Boeglin is also the author of Character Building: The ABCs of Building Depth and Strength of Character and The Bike Writer.