
Alexander Clark
Alex Clark’s practice focuses primarily on advising businesses as they navigate complex commercial disputes through negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation. He joined the firm after a two-year clerkship with U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel in Austin, Texas. Alex is co-chair of the firm’s Military, Veterans, and Partners (MVP) Inclusion Network and serves as one of its forty Wellness Champions.
Alex graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with Honors and was as an Associate Editor of the Texas Law Review. During law school Alex was a co-founder of the Texas Law Veterans Association, President of the Texas Law Democrats, and a Contracts teaching assistant. In addition to his coursework, Alex interned for Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer, the Texas Civil Rights Project, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
In 2012, Alex graduated with honors from Austin College, where he served as president of the Student Assembly. Before law school, Alex taught third grade in San Antonio as a Teach For America corps member and served as the Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) of Current Intelligence for the 433rd Air Wing at Lackland AFB.
When not serving his clients, Alex is dedicated to continuing a life of service. Alex stays active registering voters as a Volunteer Deputy Registrar for Dallas County and continues to mentor prospective Teach For America corps members, veterans seeking to become law students through Service to School, and clerkship applicants from diverse backgrounds through Law Clerks for Diversity.
Outside the office, Alex likes challenging himself with by setting audacious fitness goals. In 2020, he ran 2,020 miles to raise money for Service to School. In 2022, he accomplished his goal of running the Dallas Marathon without walking. The new goal is to qualify for the Boston Marathon before turning 40.
- Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, Member
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Board of Directors, 2023
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Membership and Marketing Committees
- Dallas County Young Democrats, Board Member
- Dallas Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- International Trademark Association
- Included in the "Ones to Watch" category of Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., 2023
- Pro Bono College, certificate, 2022
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Leadership Class, 2022
- Texas Bar College, since 2020
- "DAYL Pushed its Membership Criteria Real Good: Those with Salt-N-Pepa Hair can Participate," co-author, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, March 10, 2023.
- “Franchise Law,” co-author, SMU Annual Texas Survey, Volume 8, Fall 2022.
- "Diversity and Inclusion - Honoring our Nation’s Veterans featuring General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.)," presenter, Haynes and Boone, LLP Webinar, November 8, 2022.
- “Government Using Big Data and Agency Coordination in Reinvigorated Focus on Prosecuting Widespread Pandemic Fraud,” co-author, Pratt’s Government Contracting Law Report, August 2022.
- "Government Using Big Data and Agency Coordination in Reinvigorated Focus on Prosecuting Widespread Pandemic Fraud," co-author, April 15, 2022.
- "Alumni@Work," presenter, University of Texas Career Engagement, February 7, 2022.
- "Texas Rules of Form," reporter, 14th ed., 2018.
Education
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 2019, with honors; Associate Editor, Texas Law Review
B.A., Political Science, Austin College, 2012, magna cum laude
Clerkships
Law Clerk to the Honorable Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2019-2021;
Intern to the Honorable Jan Soifer, 345th Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas, 2017
Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Partner Bill Morrison and Associates Neil Issar and Alexander Clark authored an article in Government Contracting Law Report. Read an excerpt below: Recipients of the $5 trillion in federal funding for programs designed to respond to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could soon face fresh scrutiny for non-compliance. Recent high-profile reporting on government funds being used to pu [...]