Raised in Port Neches by Oliver P. Monk and Frances K. Monk, Bob attended Lamar University and The University of Texas at Austin as an undergraduate and Baylor University School of Law. Bob worked as a lawyer that represented the little guy. He was, as he often said, a street lawyer and by that he meant he would help people whether they could afford to pay up front or not. Bob took great pride in leveling the playing field by advocating for the meek and against those that might use their immense resources to otherwise bully their way through the justice system.