Paul Covell graduated from Boston Latin School (Diploma), Boston College (B.S. History), Boston College Law School (LLB), was admitted to practice in D. C., Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, and the U. S. Virgin Islands, is presently a Member of the State Bar of California (Inactive), and served as a radio operator in the U. S. Army, 3d Infantry Division, 10th Engineers, Ft. Benning Georgia, and Bamberg, Germany.