JAMES T. CONNOLLY JR. was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He is admitted to the Florida, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire Bar, and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a B.A.in 1971 and from Suffolk University with a J.D. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Newburyport Bar Association, and American Bar Associations and The Florida Bar. Other Languages include: Spanish and French.