Background
Clark, Leif Michael was born on November 12, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles G. and Gertrude Lyda (Zimmer) Clark.
Clark, Leif Michael was born on November 12, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles G. and Gertrude Lyda (Zimmer) Clark.
Bachelor cum laude, U. Maryland., 1968; Master of Divinity, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, 1972; Juris Doctor cum laude, U. Houston, 1980.
Director, Housing for Exceptional People, Detroit, 1974-1975;
partner, Cox & Smith, Inc., San Antonio, 1980-1987;
judge for western district Texas, United States Bankruptcy Court, San Antonio, since 1987. Professor McGeorge International Law Program, Salzburg, Austria, 1989-1995. Member of advisory group United States Delaware Working Group UNCITRAL, 1995-1996.
Member of advisory bd.ALI-American Bar Association Cross Border Insolvency Project, 1995-1996, United States Agency for International Development Judicial Training Project, 1995-1998.
Advisory board Insol International Project, 1995. Member American Bar Association, American College Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Institute (director since 1991, Executive Committee since 1995, vice president research since 1998), National Conference Bankruptcy Judges (planning committee 1992 annual meeting), Commercial Law League, State Bar Texas.