About Richard E.
Richard E. Clark built his legal foundation at New England Law | Boston, where he earned his J.D. in 2002. While in law school he studied subjects that included personal injury, criminal law and litigation. The classroom years fed an interest in courtroom work and case preparation that would shape his career.
After law school Clark set about practicing in New England. He is admitted to practice in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Early in his career he served as a private contract attorney for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 2008, taking on assignments that placed him inside the state system and in regular contact with prosecutors and judges. He later founded Clark & Assoc, LLP, creating a small firm platform from which to handle criminal and civil matters.
Clark holds a Criminal Defense Advocate certification from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is also involved in professional organizations. He is listed as a Massachusetts criminal defense contract lawyer and is a member of the New Hampshire Criminal Defense Association. Those roles keep him connected to colleagues handling trial work across the two states and to continuing legal education focused on criminal defense.
His practice spans criminal defense and related litigation. He represents clients in arraignments, pretrial motions and trials. He handles matters that touch both state and local courts, and he splits time between Massachusetts and New Hampshire dockets. That practical courtroom experience is a throughline in his work: preparing discovery, developing trial strategies and arguing motions in court.
Clark runs Clark & Assoc, LLP, overseeing client intake and case management while assigning or handling litigation tasks depending on case needs. The firm operates as a compact practice that emphasizes direct attorney contact and courtroom preparedness rather than elaborate staffing. He continues taking contract assignments for the Commonwealth while maintaining private clients, a practice pattern that keeps him active in public defense systems as well as private litigation.
Colleagues and clients describe him as procedural and direct. He prefers clear briefing, focused hearings and efficient trial calendars. He currently practices in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, handling criminal defense and litigation matters for both private clients and government contract work.
