Mr. Roach was born in  Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Central Florida, attending Lake Brantley High School .  He studied political theory as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago , where he graduated with special honors, and remained at the University of Chicago to study law.  While at law school, he was a moot court finalist and chairman of the law school's debate society.

Mr. Roach began his career with a judicial clerkship for the Honorable Sidney Fitzwater, a judge for the United States District Court of the Northern District of Texas.  After this clerkship, he practiced law as a litigator with two Texas law firms:  Baker Botts LLP in Dallas and Berg and Androphy in Houston .

Mr. Roach has successfully represented commercial clients and individuals in both state and federal court. These matters include, business torts, products liability defense, antitrust defense, landlord-tenant disputes, defending employers in Title VII actions, administrative law matters, class actions, plaintiffs' personal injury cases, as well as the criminal defense of individuals facing felony charges in state and federal court.