Born in Richmond, Virginia, and later raised in Montgomery County, Maryland, Harry Siegel attended college at The University of Maryland, College Park Campus, studying English and Government and Politics. He thereafter became the first-ever participant in a dual degree program between the University of Maryland School and Public Policy and the University of Maryland School of Law. During graduate and law school, he worked for the former Majority Leader of the United States Senate, the late Robert C. Byrd. He also interned for the late Honorable Joseph C. Howard, Federal Judge of the United States District Court of Maryland. After graduation, he became a judicial clerk for the late Marvin B. Steinberg, State Court Judge for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland. Mr. Siegel and his family live in Clarksville, Maryland. His interests and hobbies include gardening and cooking, as well as playing tennis.