Background
Monk, Robert A. was born on March 29, 1940 in Lewiston, Maine, United States.
Monk, Robert A. was born on March 29, 1940 in Lewiston, Maine, United States.
Emory University (Bachelor of Arts, 1962). Cornell University (Doctor of Philosophy, 1973). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Member University of Chicago Law Review, 1981-1983.
Worked at Schiff Hardin & Waite (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Real Estate, Construction Law, Estate Planning and Administration and Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Illinois. Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Hyman M. Spector Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Field of Civil Liberties.
Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations.
Military: Lieutenant, 1964-1967 (Active Duty), Reserves, 1968-1969. Schiff Hardin & Waite, founded in 1864, is one of the longest established law firms in the United States.
We are particularly respected as attorneys representing businesses and high Netto worth individuals, and our distinguished clientele is national and international.
Comment, The Indigent Defendant’s Right to Court-Appointed Counsel in Gvil Contempt Proceedings For Non Payment of Child Support," University of Chicago Law Review, Volume 50, No. 1, Winter 1983. Recipient, Hyman M. Spector Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Field of Civil Liberties, University of Chicago Law School, 1983. Law Clerk to Honorary Jesse E. Eschbach, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1984-1985.
Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Military: Lieutenant, 1964-1967 (Active Duty), Reserves, 1968-1969.