Clarence's practice focuses on insurance coverage counseling and litigation, commercial litigation, and intellectual property litigation and enforcement. He also has extensive experience in civil litigation and environmental insurance coverage actions. With respect to insurance coverage, Clarence provides insurance coverage advice and litigation representation on a variety of insurance issues, including general liability, environmental, mass tort, director's and officer's liability, professional liability, managed care, and group care policies. Clarence has also represented companies in intellectual property and antitrust litigation. With respect to his intellectual property enforcement practice, Clarence is the lead attorney in charge of the firm's representation of a major intellectual property trade association that enforces copyrights throughout the United States. Clarence also has an active pro bono practice that involves immigration and asylum cases, as well as family law issues in local courts.
Representative Experience
Represents a major trade association in hundreds of copyright enforcement matters nationwide.
Represented major insurance company in obtaining summary judgment on bad faith claim in Maryland.
Represented major insurance company in managed care coverage arbitration leading to favorable settlement.
Represented major insurance company in negotiating favorable and creative settlement relating to lost or missing general liability policies.
Represented major insurance company in multiple Chinese drywall-related claims, including coverage litigation.
Represented relators in novel False Claims Act case that obtained $76.25 million in recoveries based upon allegations of price fixing for carbon fiber.
Represented major insurance companies in commercial liability coverage litigation, including toxic tort and environmental actions.
On a pro bono basis, achieved withholding of removal status for Sudanese teenager whose family was persecuted in Sudan for its political beliefs.
On a pro bono basis, achieved asylum for two Belarusian citizens persecuted for their political beliefs.
On a pro bono basis, assisted young child in leaving home of abusive father and obtaining permanent custody with mother.
Presentations and Speaking Engagements
"February In-House Counsel Antitrust Update," ABA Section of Antitrust Law (March 3, 2008)
Work Experience
Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2009 - present
Associate, Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP, 2007- 2008
Associate, Smith Ellison, P.C., 2006-2007
Associate, Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C., 2004 - 2006
Law Clerk, Judge Audrey Fleissig, Eastern District of Missouri, 2004
Memberships
· American Bar Association
· Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
· Virginia Young Lawyers Association
· Arlington County Bar Association
· Fairfax County Bar Association
· Orange County Bar Association