OUR TEAM
Peter Clarke
Founding Partner
Melika Charles
Law Clerk
Law Clerk
Paolo Ramirez
Paralegal
Bethany Dawkins
Legal Assistant
Christopher Ayinde
Senior Legal Assistant
Errol Jones
Of Counsel
Robert May
Shamiya Pappas
Subheading
Legal Assistant
La Toya
Burns
Support Staff Liaison
BIO
Peter Clarke
Peter J. Clarke, Esq. received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hofstra University in
Hempstead, New York in 1989. In 1993, Peter moved to Houston, Texas to attend the Thurgood Marshall School of Law (TMSL) at Texas Southern University, where he obtained his Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, in 1996. While at TMSL, Peter competed on the school’s National Moot Court team. Following graduation, Peter clerked with the Honorable Carl E. Stewart, Circuit Judge (Chief Judge 2012-2019), for the United Stated Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Shreveport, Louisiana.
In 1997, after his clerkship, Peter returned to Houston and established the law firm of Clarke Law, PLLC. He practices in the areas of plaintiff’s personal injury, contracts, civil litigation, arbitration and mediation. Peter has been a certified mediator since 2004 and an arbitrator since 2001, where he has served on numerous arbitration panels and rosters, including the U.S. Postal Service/NALC/APWU/NPMHU panels, Southern District of Texas and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS) rosters.
Peter has been a former guest Professor of Law at TMSL, lecturer for the Sports & Entertainment Law Society at TMSL, and a lecturer at the Texas State Bar Minority Attorney Program. Peter has been or is currently a member of the Texas State Bar, American Bar Association, National Bar Association, Houston Lawyers Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Houston Trial Lawyers Association and the Trial Lawyers College.
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Paolo Ramirez works as a paralegal on our team. He graduated from the University of Houston’s paralegal program and has an Associates degree in Science from Lonestar College, he is planning on continuing his education to receive his bachelors in history and enter law school. He is passionate about helping others, and wishes to pursue a side of law in which he is able to help those in need of proper representation. Paolo is also fluent in both English and Spanish.
In his days away from the office, Paolo loves to spend time with his friends and loved ones, discovering new places Houston has to offer as well as traveling.
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