Lawton Connelly is originally from Philadelphia, PA. He received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Management Computer Information Systems, from Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA in 1994. In 1996 he received a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A)  from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA. He obtained his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Michigan State University School of Law in 2000. 

Connelly worked as an associate at Gregan and Associates in Mesa, Arizona from 2002-2005, and as a partner from 2005-2017 covering cases involving Family Law and Criminal Defense. In January 2017, Lawton Connelly started his own firm, Connelly Law Office PLLC.