Background
CLAPP, RICHARD was born on March 20, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
CLAPP, RICHARD was born on March 20, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
University of North Dakota (Bachelor of Arts, 1972. Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Senior Editor, North Dakota Law Review, 1975-1976.
Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, University of North Dakota School of Law, since 1985.
Instructor, Business Law, Lake Region Junior College, 1977-1979. President, Lake Region Bar Association, 1978-1979.
Attorney, Haughland & Heustis, Devils Lake, North Dakota, 1976-1979; partner, Letness Marshall Fiedler & Clapp Ltd., Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1979-1995; partner, Pearson, Christensen, Larivee, Clapp, Fiedler & Fisher, Grand Forks, North Dakota, since 1995. Instructor business law Lake Region Junior College, Devils Lake, 1977-1979. Adjunct Professor trial advocacy U. North Dakota School Law, Grand Forks, 1985-1987.
Member American Bar Association, American Board Trial Advocates (advocate, national board directors), Defense Research Institute, State Bar Association North Dakota (inquiry committee east 1977-1980), Minnesota State Bar Association (certified civil trial specialist), Phi Delta Phi, Grand Forks Country Club.
Son of Hubert Dickason and Eletha May (Armstrong) C.;m. Sonja Petkovic, March 16, 1968 (divorced April 1982). Children: Shawn, Christian.
Married Lori Plaisted, September 8, 1990.