Bob is originally from Houston, Texas, and went to college at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a degree in economics. After college, Bob moved to Oklahoma and took a job working for a vintage auto parts manufacturer and retailer. Not long after moving to Oklahoma, Bob fell in love with the state and its relaxed way of life. He decided to make Oklahoma his permanent home and attended law school at the University of Oklahoma.

Bob's legal career began while in law school as a volunteer clerk at the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System in its Capital Post-Conviction Division. It is here that Bob began to develop his passion for criminal defense work and began to hone his skills defending prisoners on death row. All prisoners on death row have been convicted of first degree murder. Bob's career continued as a licensed legal intern in the University of Oklahoma Criminal Defense Clinic. As a licensed intern, Bob was permitted to practice law under the supervision of an attorney. His dedication to his clients and record of success garnered Bob the Clinic's Distinguished Student Award.

Also while in law school, Bob completed an externship with the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Oklahoma. Bob was assigned to the Capital Habeas Unit which provides federal legal representation to indigent prisoners on Oklahoma's death row. As an extern, Bob helped the Habeas Unit attorneys with legal writing and research projects. Bob had the privilege of working under some extremely experienced and very impressive attorneys at the Federal Public Defender's Office. This experience gave Bob a profound appreciation for defending those who cannot afford an attorney and especially for defending the condemned.

After law school, Bob worked as a law clerk for lawyers Chris and Jeff Eulberg. The Eulbergs operate a general practice law firm in Oklahoma City. While working for the Eulbergs, Bob was exposed to many areas of the law. He gained experience in, among others, the multi-county grand jury act, civil appeals, municipal court practice, landlord-tenant disputes, statutes of limitations for bail bondsmen, federal criminal practice, and state motion practice. The most important thing Bob learned from the Eulbergs is that all clients matter, no matter how big or how small, and that all clients deserve the utmost dedication and respect from their attorney. Bob has incorporated this lesson in all his client relationships.