Born and raised in Los Angeles, Warren graduated from high school at sixteen years old and began taking college classes at Antelope Valley Community College. Throughout his youth, Warren split his time between academics and a variety of entrepreneurial endeavors - such as a music recording and promotion business, professional yo-yo demonstrator and juggler, and a bassist in a punk ska band.

Warren received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Cal Poly Pomona where he was an active member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. After college, Warren worked as a GIS mapping technician for the U.S. Forrest Service and as a peer educator at a private school for children with Autism spectrum disorders. While at the school, Warren helped develop an iPad curriculum for nonverbal Autism spectrum children.

Warren came to Kansas to attend Washburn University School of Law. While at Washburn, he served as a Student Editor for the Family Law Quarterly (FLQ) and worked as a law clerk in a local firm. FLQ is American Bar Association publication that focuses exclusively on current family law issues. While working at the local firm, Warren focused working on both criminal and family law cases.