Bob received his J.D. from John Marshall Law School and was elected to the Order of John Marshall, which includes graduates in the top 15 percent of their class. From 1967 to 1973, he served on the adjunct faculty at the school. Bob worked in international patents during law school, and for several years thereafter, and is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent Office.
Prior to earning his J.D., Bob was a Research Nuclear Physicist at the IIT Research Institute in Chicago, where he was involved in basic research in nuclear structure. In this position, he had the opportunity to send an instrument package on one of the first Lunar Surveyor missions to determine the composition of the Lunar surface. He also participated in the basic research in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, which was the precursor to modern MRI devices.
Bob has achieved an AV® Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. Additionally, he has been recognized as a “
Leading Lawyer” in a survey by Law Bulletin Publishing Company®.
