Kelly Clark: Mormon Sex Abuse Attorney, Portland, Oregon

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Career
1999 - present: Partner, O’Donnell Clark & Crew LLP, Attorneys at Law, Portland.
1993 - 1998: Principal, Law Offices of Kelly Clark, Wilsonville.
1989 - 1992: Pres., Pioneer Pacific College, a private vocational school.
1989 - 1993: State Representative, Oregon Legislature.
1983 - 1988: Associate Attorney, Bouneff, Chally & Marshall, Portland.

Educational Background
Juris Doctor, 1983
Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland. Emphasis: constitutional, administrative and environmental law. Independent Study: history of the First Amendment.

B.S. Political Science, 1980
Lewis and Clark College, Portland.
Independent Study: constitutional history.

Graduate Theological Studies, 1984 - 85
Fuller Theological Seminary, Portland Extension Program.

Graduate Diploma in Theology, 2007
Trinity College Theological School (Anglican)
Melbourne College of Divinity, Australia

Candidate, MA Theology, current
Trinity College Theological School
Melbourne College of Divinity, Australia.

Current Public Service
Member, Board of Directors, William Temple House, a social service agency of the Episcopal Church, 2004-date.

Pro Bono Legal Counsel, North Portland Nurse Practitioner Community Health Clinic, providing health care to uninsured children, 2005-2007.

Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law and Political Science, George Fox University, 2004, 2008

Past Public and Community Service
2000 - 04 Member, Chairman, Oregon State Bar’s Lawyers Assistance Committee (assisting lawyers impaired by substance dependence).
2000 - 02 Steering Committee, Young Life, Portland South.
1998 - 99 Committee Member, OSB Constitutional Law Section.
1997 - 98 Board Member, Oregon Abuse Survivors and Advocates.
1991 - 93 Member, Oregon Criminal Justice Council.
1991 - 92 Member, Board of Directors, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.
1991 - 92 President, Oregon Private Schools Association.

Political Activity
Founder and Chairman, Oregon Republican Leadership Institute (for young professionals with political ambitions), 1997 - current.

Steering Committee or Legal Counsel:
2004 Yes on 36: The Defense of Marriage Campaign
2002 Jack Roberts for Governor Campaign
2002 Rob Kremer for State School Superintendent
2000 No on 82: Gas Tax Campaign
1998 Molly Bordonaro for Congress Campaign
1996 Tom Simpson for State Representative Campaign
1994 Craig Berkman for Governor Campaign
1994 Anti-Child Pornography Initiative Campaign

State Representative, Oregon Legislature, 1989 - 1993, member, Judiciary Committee; Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee; member, Revenue and School Finance Committee.

Honors and Distinctions
2004 Nominee, Oregon Trial Lawyers’ Association’s "Arthur Bryant Public Justice Award" for work on child abuse cases.
2001 Graduate, Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, Jackson, Wyoming.
1991 Recipient, Outstanding Young Alumnus, Lewis & Clark College.
1991 Recipient, Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award, Oregon Juvenile Department Directors Association.
1989 Recipient, Certificate of Commendation, ACLU.
1983 Recipient, Environmental Law Certificate, Lewis & Clark Law School.

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