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Kristen Clarke

Kristen Clarke is a member of the firm’s First Amendment and Religious Organizations practice group. Her work involves legal research, analysis, and writing addressing constitutional and other complex legal issues for litigation and a spectrum of related client needs. She also provides trauma-informed representation to clients with unique needs. Kristen has represented numerous nonprofit organizations as amici curiae in federal appellate courts, including serving as a named author in a number of amicus briefs filed before the United States Supreme Court.

Educación
  • UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, JD, summa cum laude
    • J. Reuben Clark Law Society Religious Liberty Fellow
    • Winner (third place) of Notre Dame Law School’s Church, State, and Society National Writing Contest
    • Frank D. Durand Leadership Award
    • Scribes: The American Society of Legal Writers Award
    • Speaker and Moderator at the 2024 Las Vegas Alliance for Religious Freedom and Human Dignity Symposium
    • Speaker and Moderator at the 2024 J. Reuben Clark Law Society National Conference
  • Universidad Estatal de Utah, Licenciatura en Letras., summa cum laude, 2004
Experiencia
  • Judicial Extern, United States District Court, District of Nevada, The Honorable James C. Mahan
  • Judicial Extern, United States District Court, District of Utah, The Honorable Paul Kohler
  • Thomas and Mack Immigration Clinic Student Attorney
  • Utah