Frederic Delano Grant, Jr. was born on 16 July 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America. He studied History at Bates College, and received his B.A., magna cum laude, in 1976. He studied Law at Boston College Law School, and received his JD, cum laude, in 1983. Since obtaining his JD he has been engaged in the practice of law in the United States of America, concentrating in debtor-creditor, bankruptcy and litigation matters.