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Duane C. Clarke

Practice Areas

  • Creditor’s Rights
  • Municipal Law
  • Business Law
  • Estate Planning
  • Real Estate Law

Biography

Duane Clarke earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Illinois in 1992 and his juris doctor from Washington University in St. Louis in 1995. He is licensed to practice law in the Illinois state courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, and in the Missouri state courts.

Mr. Clarke practiced law for nineteen years, six of those as a sole practitioner, before joining Bruckert, Behme & Long, P.C. in 2015. He practices in the areas of municipal law, creditor's rights, real estate law, small business law, and estate planning.

Mr. Clarke is a member of the Illinois Municipal League, the Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association.

Education

  • Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
    • J.D. - 1995
  • University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
    • B.A. - 1992
    • Major: Economics

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 1996
  • Missouri, 1995
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois

Professional Associations

  • Illinois Municipal League, Member
  • Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association, Member
  • Illinois State Bar Association, Member

Honors

Past Positions

  • Clarke Law Office, Attorney, 2009 to 2015
  • Kaufhold & Associates, P.C., Attorney, 1997 to 2009