Clarke Tucker

Clarke Tucker was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2003, Clarke earned an A.B. in Government from Harvard University and received his law degree in 2006 from the University of Arkansas, where he graduated magna cum laude and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Arkansas Law Review.

While in law school, Clarke was champion of the Ben J. Altheimer Moot Court Competition, where he received numerous Top Oralist awards. He also won the William H. Sutton Trial Competition and was a regional champion and national semi-finalist of the National Trial Competition.

After receiving his license to practice law in 2006, Clarke served as a law clerk for the Honorable J. Leon Holmes of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas until 2008, where he entered private practice where his primary area of focus has been:

• Negligence
• Breach of contract
• Fraud
• Defamation
• First Amendment law

Clarke has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in all aspects of litigation, from the inception of the dispute, through discovery, trial, and appeal in state and federal courts. Clarke became a certified mediator in 2020, and he is now certified in all civil, domestic, and probate matters, with a focus on:

• Personal injury disputes
• Employment & Workplace matters
• Civil rights
• Construction disputes
• Breach of contract

In addition to his practice, Mr. Tucker has served as an Arkansas State Senator since 2021. Clarke formerly served as a State Representative in the Arkansas General Assembly from 2015 through 2018. Clarke serves on the Judiciary Committee and has served as the Chairperson of the Courts/Civil Law Permanent Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee.

Clarke is also a former adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law where he taught courses on Constitutional History and Law & Politics.