Background
O'B. Clarke, Junior, John was born on August 23, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
O'B. Clarke, Junior, John was born on August 23, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Mt. St. Mary's College (Bachelor of Science in Acct., 1965). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1968). Northwestern University (Master of Laws, 1975).
Burlington Northern R.R. v. BMWE, 481 United States. 429 (1987); Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R.R. v. RLEA, 491 United States. 490 (1989)Worked at Highsaw, Mahoney & Clarke, P.C. (Washington, DC) specializing in General Practice before all Federal Courts, Departments and Agencies. Interstate Commerce, Labor and Aviation Law. Bankruptcy, Employment Discrimination, Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1968, Illinois. 1969, New York and District of Columbia. 1973, United States. Supreme Court.
1979, Virginia.
Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1967-1968. Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1968-1969. Assistant United States.
Attorney, Washington, D.C., 1969-1974. Special Assistant United States. Attorney, Washington, D.C., 1974-1975.
Member: District of Columbia Bar. Federal and American Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar; The Barristers.
Highsaw, Mahoney & Clarke, P.C. was founded in 1970 as Highsaw & Mahoney by James L. Highsaw, Junior and William G. Mahoney who first met in 1955 when employed by another law firm. They were joined in 1974 by John O'B. Clarke, Junior Since 1970 the firm has represented its clients, principally railroad and airline labor unions, before federal courts, including the Supreme Court, and state courts throughout the country, administrative agencies, arbitrations and in testimony before committees of the Congress in support of or in opposition to specific proposed legislation. Members of the firm are frequent lecturers at the AFL-CIO George Meany Studies Center and ALI-American Bar Association seminars and are active in the American Bar Association section activities.
Member: District of Columbia Bar. Federal and American Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar; The Barristers.