Jonathan R. Clark

Jon has lived in Montgomery County since 1970. He attended Rockville High School, where he co-captained the soccer team his senior year, played the trumpet in the marching band, and was sports editor of the school newspaper. Jon earned a B.A. in Government from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. While at Wesleyan, Jon played soccer for three years and was selected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Jon attended the National Law Center at the George Washington University. He was selected to write for The Law Review; however, he declined the invitation in order to pursue a career in trial practice. From May of 1992 through May of 1994, Jon was a law clerk with McCarthy Wilson.

After graduating from law school with honors in May of 1994, Jon worked as an associate at Jackson & Campbell, P.C., in Washington, D.C. Jon returned to McCarthy Wilson in February of 1996 as an associate and became a partner in 2004.

Jon is a past member of the Montgomery County District Court Bench/Bar Committee that serves as a liaison between members of the bar and the District Court Judges. In this capacity, Jon assisted the Chief Administrative Judge in designing a new mediation program for the District Court.

Jon and his wife, Nina, live in Germantown, Maryland with their three sons, Andrew, Jacob and Matthew, and daughter, Emma.

Memberships and Awards

• Montgomery County Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Federal (Maryland Chapter, 1995—) Bar Association
• Phi Beta Kappa

Reported Cases

• Hodge v Babel, 149 Md. App. 377, 815 A.2d 910 (2003)