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Clark D. Cunningham is a Professor of Law and inaugural holder of the W. Lee Burge Chair in Law & Ethics at Georgia State University College of Law. As director of the National Institute for Teaching Ethics & Professionalism and co-editor of the International Forum on Teaching Legal Ethics & Professionalism, he has shaped global discourse on legal professionalism.
- Education: A.B., Dartmouth College (1975, summa cum laude); J.D., Wayne State University (1981, summa cum laude)
Research Interests span Legal Ethics, Constitutional Interpretation, and Interdisciplinary Legal Scholarship, combining Linguistics, Social Science, and Comparative Legal Systems. His work on Original Meaning and Legal Semantics has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Article Trends focus on Constitutional Evolution, Impeachment Law, and Legal Education Reform, with interdisciplinary applications of Corpus Linguistics and Social Science to legal interpretation. Key collaborations include linguists and empirical researchers.
- Scientific Awards: AALS Scholarly Papers Competition winner (Iowa Law Review article); cited by U.S. Supreme Court including Justice Ginsburg
Professional Roles: Former director of Urban Law Clinic and Criminal Justice Clinic (Washington University, 1989-2002); litigated federal class actions; served as Special Master for Georgia Supreme Court. Founding member of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (700+ members across 50+ countries).
