William A. Lee Clarke III

Background

Lee Clarke III, William A. was born on May 7, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Education

John Carroll University. University of Baltimore (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1975).

Career

Attorney Griev. Commander v. White, 328 Maryland 412, 614 A2d 955 (1992); Attorney Griev. Commander v. Hamby, 322 Maryland 606, 589 A2d 53 (1991); Bunting v. State, 80 Maryland App 444, 564 A2d 109 (1989); Bunting v. State, 312 Maryland 472, 540 A2d 805 (1988); Fisher v. State, 305 Maryland 357, 504 A2d 626 (1986); Colesanti v. State, 60 Maryland App 185, 481 A2d 1143 (1984); Duggan v. Town of Ocean City, 516 FSupp 1081 (Doctorate.Md. 1981).Admitted to the bar, 1975, Maryland and United States. District Court, District of Maryland. 1979, United States. Supreme Court.

1981, United States.

Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Contracts, Commercial Transactions, Corporations and Federal Income Tax.

Member, University of Baltimore, National Moot Court Competition Team, 1974.

Author: "Recognition of Legal Specialists," The Maryland Bar Journal, Fall, 1979. Trial Attorney, United States.

Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1975-1976. Commissioner, Maryland Commission on Human Relations, 1983-1985.

Visiting Lecturer, Criminal Law, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, 1989.

Member: Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1993). Board Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, an American Bar Association accredited organization, 1987—. Military: Corporal, United States.

Marine Corps (Vietnam), 1967-1969.

Mr. Clarke specializes in criminal defense and civil litigation in State and Federal Courts. He has tried over 250 jury trials and won over 80% of them.

The criminal cases, he has defended, range up to capital murder. Civil cases included personal injury, for the plaintiff and the defense, defamation, attorney malpractice, breach of warranty, breach of contract, defense of attorneys in disciplinary proceedings, deprivation of civil rights, civil conspiracy and constitutional issues.

Achievements

• William A. Lee Clarke III has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Recognition of Legal Specialists," The Maryland Bar Journal, Fall, 1979. Trial Attorney, United States. Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1975-1976.
    
    Commissioner, Maryland Commission on Human Relations, 1983-1985. Visiting Lecturer, Criminal Law, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, 1989.

Membership

Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Contracts, Commercial Transactions, Corporations and Federal Income Tax. Member, University of Baltimore, National Moot Court Competition Team, 1974.