Jeffrey Howard was born and raised in North Carolina, just down the highway in Fayetteville. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received a Bachelor's Degree with a double major in History and Peace, War, and Defense. He then pursued and was awarded the degree of Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law, where he graduated with Honors. Jeffrey has lived in Chapel Hill since 1993, and is a member of the 15B (Orange and Chatham County) Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association, and is admitted to practice law in North Carolina by the North Carolina State Bar. He has a dog named Nietzsche.