Grant is an Illinois-licensed attorney in active practice since 1998, when he graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law magna cum laude. He spent approximately ten of the last twenty years practicing law at a civil and commercial litigation firm, eventually making partner.

For the other ten years, Grant worked in the technology sector, as an entrepreneur doing business in China, and as a solo practitioner, with a focus on intellectual property. Since mid-2017, he has concentrated on cryptocurrency-related legal issues (including intellectual property as well as securities, finance, etc.).

Grant bought his first bitcoin in May of 2013, when it was $124.