John W. Clark

 

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John W. Clark is a partner in the firm of DuCharme, Clark & Sovern, LLP in Clifton Park, New York.  He is a graduate of Rutgers College with a degree in Business Administration and received his Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law.  He is a retired Major General having served on active duty in the Air Force, and thereafter with the Air National Guard and United States Air Force Reserve. He served as the ANG Assistant to the Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force from 2003 to 2006. His civilian practice areas include Estate Planning, Elder Law, Real Estate, Labor Law, General corporate practice, and representation of fire districts and fire departments.  He is a member of the Elder Law and Estate and Trust sections of the New York State Bar Association and was a founding member and original secretary for the Elder Law Committee of the Albany County Bar Association.  He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and has been a speaker at New York State Bar Association sponsored seminars on Elder Law, Nursing Home Discharge Planning, Medicaid Eligibility, Long Term Care Insurance, Estate Planning, Fair Hearing processes, Advanced Estate Litigation, and Adult Guardianship proceedings.  

Much of his work is management side labor law. He has over 2000 hours bargaining table time as Chief Spokesman in union negotiations. He has represented companies in fighting unionization efforts and election campaigns as well as unfair labor practices and defense of discrimination claims. He provides daily advice on general labor and employment law compliance to various corporate clients. He is a member of the New York State and American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Sections and has been a featured speaker at continuing legal education seminars for practicing attorneys at New York State Bar Association sponsored events.

Professional Memberships and Affiliations:

  • New York State Bar Association, member of Trusts and Estates, Labor and Employment, Elder Law, Real Property and Probate, and General Practice sections. Former member of Special committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
  • United States Supreme Court
  • U. S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
  • U. S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
  • U. S. District Court, Northern District of New York
  • U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • United States Tax Court
  • Albany County Bar Association, founder and first secretary of Elder Law Section
  • National Guard Association of the United States
  • Militia Association of New York
  • Enlisted Association of the New York National Guard - Life member
  • Enlisted Association of the Air National Guard - Life member

Other Achievements:

  • Private Pilot License (single engine, land), 1972
  • First and only USAF Judge Advocate directed by The Judge Advocate General to represent family of a USAF POW-MIA at a Change of Status hearing (Lt Col Harold Kahler - MIA 14 June 1969), 1979
  • Honorary Life Member, Mohawk Hudson Valley Humane Society, 1992
  • Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, Inc., Board Member and Treasurer, 1992 - 1998, President, 1998-2000
  • Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Panel member for assignment and acceptance of clients for pro bono representation on various matters including mortgage foreclosures, consumer credit issues, wills and powers of attorney, and repair shop matters, 1994 - 2004
Representative Clients: Adirondack Beverages Corp., St. Catherine’s Center for Children, B. Lodge & Co., Midway Fire District, West Albany Fire District, Stanford Heights Fire District, Niskayuna Fire District No. 2, Fuller Road Fire Department, Latham Fire Department, Shaker-Road Loudonville Fire Department.
DuCharme Clark, LLP
646 Plank Road - Suite 204
Clifton Park, NY 12065
Phone: (518) 373-1482
Fax: (518) 373-8758
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