Edwina Clarke, appellate partner specializing in Supreme Court briefs and legal diligence for complex cases

Edwina Clarke


Biography

Edwina Clarke co-founded Zimmer, Citron & Clarke in 2025. Edwina previously spent seven years at Goodwin Procter in Boston, where she was a partner in Goodwin’s Supreme Court and Appellate practice and focused on appeals and complex civil litigation. Her past work spans a range of areas, including patent litigation, administrative law, civil rights, and ERISA. She has litigated cases in federal and state trial courts, federal and state courts of appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Edwina also has extensive experience analyzing and handicapping cases in the Supreme Court and elsewhere for investment firms and litigation funders. 

Edwina was named to Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under Hot List” for 2023 and 2024. In 2024, Edwina was recognized by Lawyers in America for her work in appellate litigation.

Clerkships

Justice Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court

Justice David Souter, U.S. Supreme Court

Judge David Barron, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Judge Stephen Reinhardt, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Judge J. Paul Oetken, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

Yale Law School

Yale College


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