J. DOUGLAS CLARK is a sole practitioner in Reno, Nevada, where he practices exclusively in Trusts and Estates. He is the founding president of the Probate Bar Association of Washoe County and is the past president of the Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada. He is the past Chairman of the State Bar of Nevada Probate and Trust Section, and serves on its Legislative Committee. He has served on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Nevada, and has served as a Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Judge.
Mr. Clark has maintained the prestigous Martindale-Hubbell AV rating for practicing attorneys for over 25 years, has been honored with the US News Best Lawyers in America, has been honored with the Western States SuperLawyers designation. He has had over 40 years of experience in Trusts and Estates, in addition to his experience as a trust officer for a national bank prior to attending law school.
Mr. Clark received his B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1974 and graduated from the McGeorge School of Law in 1979. He was a law clerk for District Judge Hon. William N. Forman, and was an Adjunct Professor of Business Law, at the University of Nevada in Reno for several years.
Awards earned by Mr. Clark include:
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating;
- US News Best Lawyers in America;
- Western States Superlawyers;
- Top 25 Attorneys in Northern Nevada, 2010;
- Nevada’s Legal Elite;
- Lawyers of Distinction 2019
Admission Details:
- Admitted in 1979, Nevada
- 1980, U.S. Tax Court
- 1987, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School Attended:
- McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Class of 1979, J.D.
University Attended:
- Stanford University, Class of 1974, B.A.
Associations & Memberships:
- State Bar of Nevada
- Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Judge, 2013 to 2023
- Chair, State Bar of Nevada Probate and Trust Section, 2009 to 2011
- Founding President, Probate Bar Association of Washoe County, 2005 to 2023
- President, Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada, 2004
- State Bar of Nevada Board of Governors 2016 to 2023
