Mr. Clarke is a partner in the Litigation Department of the Riverside
office of Best, Best & Kreiger LLP. He joined the firm after
graduating from law school in 1985. He is involved in litigation
concerning education law, special education disputes, business
torts, public agency litigation, and he has developed expertise
on defending defamation issues for clients. Mr. Clarke has successfully
defended school districts and other education clients in Orange
and Riverside counties in student disciplinary matters, civil
rights and Constitutional claims, special education matters, and
business litigation.
In law school, Mr. Clarke was elected to the Order of Barristers,
a national honorary society for outstanding achievement in courtroom
advocacy, and he served as a staff writer on the Legislative Review
of the Pacific Law Journal. He also received the United States
Law Week Award for Outstanding Contributions to the law school
community. Currently, Mr. Clarke participates in several community
activities.
