Bob earned his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University Law School, where he was a member of the Tulane Law Review, Moot Court Board and Omicron Delta Kappa. He is admitted to practice in all federal and state courts in Louisiana, the Federal Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been awarded the highest possible peer reviewed rating by Martindale-Hubbell™ Law Directory for professional excellence and integrity. He is also listed inWoodward White's The Best Lawyers in America, a publication that has been described as "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice". He has served as Chairman of the Louisiana Judiciary Commission, President of the Louisiana State Bar Association and President of Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
