ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv lˈɔː ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɐtˈɜːni ɪn sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi.
In 1983 he graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and became an attorney in Cincinnati.