HUNTER R. CLARK Curriculum Vitae

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1 HUNTER R. CLARK Office: Residence: Drake University Law School th Street 2507 University Avenue Des Moines, IA Cartwright Hall Telephone: Des Moines, IA Direct Dial: Cell: CURRENT POSITIONS: 8/1993 Present: Professor of Law with Tenure Founder & Director, International Law and Global Citizenship Program Drake University Law School Des Moines, Iowa Subjects: Art, Cultural Heritage, and the Law; Comparative Constitutional Law seminar; American Constitutional Law; International Human Rights seminar; International Trade; Public International Law; State & Local Government Law; U.S. Supreme Court seminar. 5/2017 Present: Visiting Lecturer Southwest University of Political Science & Law (SWUPL) Chongqing, China Subjects: Global Economic Development Law & Policy EDUCATION: Legal: Harvard Law School, J.D., 1979 Cambridge, Massachusetts Activities: Editor, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review Commentator, Harvard International Law Journal Member, Harvard Black Law Students Association (BLSA) College: Harvard College, A.B., cum laude, 1976 Cambridge, Massachusetts

2 HUNTER R. CLARK Page 2 PUBLICATIONS: Books: THURGOOD MARSHALL: HIS TRIUMPH IN BROWN, HIS YEARS ON THE SUPREME COURT (2014) (Kindle Ebook Edition) THURGOOD MARSHALL: FROM HIS EARLY YEARS TO BROWN (2012) (Kindle Ebook Edition) JUSTICE BRENNAN: THE GREAT CONCILIATOR (1995) THURGOOD MARSHALL: WARRIOR AT THE BAR, REBEL ON THE BENCH (1994) (co-author) (paperback edition) THURGOOD MARSHALL: WARRIOR AT THE BAR, REBEL ON THE BENCH (1992) (co-author) (original hardcover edition) Articles: Edward F. Mannino s Shaping America: The Supreme Court and American Society, 52 AM. J. LEGAL HIST. 413 (2012) (book review) How the U.S. NEWS rankings affect American legal education, 91 JUDICATURE 80 (Sept.-Oct. 2007) Symposium Editor, Brown at 50: The Promise and the Reality, 88 JUDICATURE, no. 2 (Sept.-Oct. 2004) Brown at 50: The road that lies behind us and the challenges ahead, 88 JUDICATURE 56 (Sept.-Oct. 2004) Divergence between the United States and European Union on Trade and Other Matters, 10 ILSA J. INT'L & COMP. L. 459 (2004) Sustainable Economic Development: What the World Owes Africa, and What Africa Owes Itself, 7 J. GENDER, RACE & JUST. 75 (2003) The WTO Banana Dispute Settlement and Its Implications for Trade Relations Between the United States and the European Union, 35 CORNELL INT L L.J. 291 (2002)

3 Hunter R. Clark Page 3 Articles: (cont d) The WTO Ruling on Foreign Sales Corporations: Costliest Battle Yet in an Escalating Trade War Between the United States and the European Union? 10 MINN. J. GLOBAL TRADE 291 (2001) (co-author) Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America: Nicaragua A Case Study, 16 AMER. U. INT L L. REV. 743 (2001) (co-author) African Renaissance and U.S. Trade Policy, 27 GA. J. INT L & COMP. L. 265 (1999) Foreign Direct Investment in South Africa, 27 DENV. J. INT L L. & POL Y 337 (1999) (co-author) In Memoriam: The Pulse of Life in Justice Brennan s Jurisprudence, 46 DRAKE. L. REV. i (1997) Recent Development, The Camp David Agreements, 19 HARV. INT L L.J (1978) Weekly articles for TIME magazine ( ) Op-Ed: Op Ed, Trump keeps his promise on trade is that a good thing? DES MOINES REG., Jun. 24, 2018, at 3OP. Op Ed, What s Wrong with The Star-Spangled Banner? DES MOINES REG., Sept. 6, 2016, at 11A. Op-Ed, Obama should follow mind, heart in picking justice, DES MOINES REG., May 9, 2009, at 9A. Op-Ed, Expecting Greatness, DES MOINES REG., Jan. 19, 2009, at 16A. Op-Ed, Time continues to burnish heroic legacy, DES MOINES REG., Jul. 2, 2008, at 11A. Op-Ed, We re still a ways off, but closer to Promised Land, DES MOINES REG., Jan. 15, 2007, at 9A. Op-Ed, The Sweetness of Racism, DES MOINES REG., Feb. 5, 2005, at 11A. Op-Ed, If All Truths Were Told, WASH. POST, Feb. 26, 1981, at A19.

4 Hunter R. Clark Page 4 SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE: 7/2000 7/2001: General Counsel to the Chief Financial Officer Government of the District of Columbia Appointed by Dr. Natwar M. Gandhi, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the District of Columbia, to serve during a one-year leave of absence from my law professorship at Drake University. I conducted and oversaw the legal operations of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) and all agencies within its purview, including the Offices of Tax and Revenue, Budget and Planning, Financial Operations and Systems, and Internal Audit and Security. My primary responsibilities were to advise the CFO on matters of fiscal policy and to ensure that the city s $5 billion annual budget was spent in accordance with Federal appropriations law. In addition, I procured and oversaw outside law firms that served as counsel in municipal bond issuances and major litigations on behalf of the District of Columbia. 1/ /1991 General Counsel, Committee of the Whole Council of the District of Columbia Appointed by the late Council Chairman John A. Wilson to advise on matters within the purview of the Committee of the Whole of the District s locally elected legislature. These matters included the District s annual budget, taxation and revenue, general obligation bond acts, land use, and reapportionment. The Committee also served as a clearing-house for all Council legislation. The Committee s membership included all members of the Council. 5/ /1990 Assistant General Counsel Council of the District of Columbia Drafted and reviewed legislation enacted by the District s locally elected legislature to ensure its Constitutionality, legality, and suitability for publication in the D.C. Code from

5 Hunter R. Clark Page 5 SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE, cont d: a technical and grammatical standpoint. My specialties included employee benefits, government contracts, land use policy, and Federal appropriations law. One of my major achievements was to draft and win approval of the legislation that created an ABAaccredited law school, the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia. 10/1981 3/1986 Staff Writer TIME Magazine New York, New York As a Staff Writer, I wrote weekly articles for TIME magazine on topics ranging from law and politics to international diplomacy, science, religion, and the arts. 9/1979 1/1981 Associate Attorney Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman As an associate attorney, I specialized in defense procurement and other government contracts, as well as in securities law and real estate transactions, providing legal counsel to the firm s individual and corporate clients. Also, I represented the firm s clients in various litigation proceedings, usually before Federal administrative judges. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS: National Television Appearances: Justice Brennan, America and the Courts, C-SPAN,, broadcast Apr. 7, 1995, rebroadcast July 26 & 27, 1997 (re: JUSTICE BRENNAN) Interview by Fred Graham on Washington Watch, COURT TV,, broadcast Apr. 7, 1995 (re: JUSTICE BRENNAN) Interview by Brian Lamb on Booknotes, C-Span,, originally broadcast Jan. 3, 1993 (re: THURGOOD MARSHALL)

6 Hunter R. Clark Page 6 Selected Interviews and Colloquies: Interview by Tessa Berenson, Not Black and White, in Thurgood Marshall: The Visionary, TIME Magazine Special Edition, Oct. 2017, at p. 10 Panel discussion on Trade, Globalization, and Development, The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Apr. 16, 2013 Chair, panel discussion on The Protection of Cultural Heritage in a Globalized World, International Law Weekend 2008, American Branch of the International Law Association, New York, New York, Oct. 18, 2008 Chair, panel discussion on Intellectual Property, Human Rights, and Global Development, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, May 30, 2008 AWARDS AND HONORS: American Judicature Society Certificate of Appreciation for Contributions as Author and Editor of JUDICATURE Symposium Issue on Brown v. Board of Education (2006) Chief Financial Officer s Award, In Recognition of Outstanding Contributions as General Counsel to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia (2001) Brian Lamb (C-SPAN Booknotes) Notable Biographers of People Who Shaped America Award (1999) Drake University President and Provost s Special Commendation for Excellent Performance in All Areas of Faculty Performance (1997) Presidents Circle Francis Marion Drake Society Award for Scholarship Excellence (1996)

7 Hunter R. Clark Page 7 LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES & COMMITTEE WORK: Founding Director, Graduate Law Studies (LL.M. & M.J.) program ( ) Chair, Committee on Equity and Inclusion ( ) Member, Committee on Equity and Inclusion ( ) Member, Curriculum Committee ( , Present) Chair, Committee on Retention, Promotion & Tenure ( ) Chair, Faculty Recruitment Committee ( ) Member, Faculty Recruitment Committee ( , ) Member, Dean Search Committee ( , ) Faculty Adviser, Jessup International Law Moot Court Team ( Present) Faculty Adviser, International Law Students Association ( Present) Faculty Adviser, Black Law Students Association (BLSA) ( ) PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Member, District of Columbia Bar Member, ABA Section on International Law Contributor, ABA periodical Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Cases Member, The Order of the Coif, Drake University Law School Chapter Member, National Bar Association, Iowa Chapter PERSONAL: Born: September 1, 1955 () Married: Lisa Marie Schultz (Married: Oct. 8, 1988) Children: Eleanor Turner Clark (Born: Nov. 12, 2002) REFERENCES Available upon request.

The Honorable John D. Tinder, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7 th Circuit (retired) Clerk

The Honorable John D. Tinder, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7 th Circuit (retired) Clerk JOSEPH YOCKEY 428 Boyd Law Building joseph-yockey@uiowa.edu Iowa City, IA 52242 319-335-9883 (office) EMPLOYMENT 2010- University of Iowa College of Law Professor and Michael and Brenda Sandler Fellow