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John O'B Clarke Jr. Highsaw, Mahoney & Clarke, P.C. Suite 590 1050 17th St NW Washington, DC 20036-5521 |
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Mr. Clarke is the primary litigator for the firm. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1969 to 1974. Since 1974, he has been with the firm, specializing in the Railway Labor Act and related statutes before the courts and administrative agencies. He has extensive experience in handling injunction applications, trials, appeals, and matters before the Supreme Court of the United States where he has argued five cases. He also has extensive experience in handling complex civil litigation, ERISA fiduciary and prohibited transaction issues, Employment Discrimination cases, and employee protection matters. He is also a frequent lecturer in the area of the Railway Labor Act and employee protection.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 1974
- Areas Of Practice:
- Complex Civil Litigation
- ERISA
- Employment Discrimination Cases
- Employee Protection Matters
- Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 1968
- District of Columbia, 1969
- New York, 1969
- Virginia, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- Education:
- Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
- LL.M.Crim., Master of Law(s) in Criminal Law
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1968
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1967-1968
- Mount Saint Marys College, Emmitsburg, Maryland, 1965
- B.S., Bachelor of Science
- Representative Cases:
- Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R.R. v. RLEA, 491 U.S. 490 (Sup. Court of U.S. 1989)
- Burlington Northern R.R. v. BMWE, 481 U.S. 429 (Sup. Court of U.S. 1987)
- Norfolk & Western Ry. v. BRS, 164 F.3d 847 (U.S. Ct. of App. 4th Cir. 1998)
- LeBlanc v. Cahill, 153 F.3d 134 (U.S. Ct. of App.4th Cir. 1998)
- RLEA v. NMB, 29 F.3d 655 (D.C.Cir. 1994)
- RLEA v. United States, 987 F.2d 806 (D.C. Cir. 1993)
- New York Dock Ry. v. United States, 609 F.2d 83 (2d Cir. 1979)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Member
- AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- District of Columbia, Assistant United States Attorney, 1969 - 1974
- Birth Information:
- August 23, 1943, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
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