San Diego Attorney
Clark R. Hudson
Phone: 619.238.1712
Email: chudson@neildymott.com
Languages: English
Clark Hudson, senior trial lawyer joined Neil Dymott in 1990 and has been a shareholder since 1997. Mr. Hudson specializes in civil litigation with emphasis in medical malpractice, medical board action, professional and products liability, personal injury and employment law.
Mr. Hudson is a former board member and Past President for the San Diego Defense Lawyers. He is the current Section Chair for Trial Tactics for the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC). In 2009 he received the John Alan Appleman Award for his work as Section Chair. Mr. Hudson is also on the membership committee of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. From 1998 through 2000, he was chairman for the San Diego County Bar Association/Medical Professional Liaison Committee. Mr. Hudson also holds the rank of Advocate in the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates. In September 2010, Mr. Hudson was inducted into the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellowship in the College is limited to the top one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province.
Mr. Hudson was named as one of San Diego’s Top Attorneys in Insurance Law in 2006, and again in 2009, by the San Diego Daily Transcript. He has been named one of Southern California’s “San Diego Super Lawyers” by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine since 2007. In 2008 and 2009, Mr. Hudson was named one of San Diego’s “Top 50″ Super Lawyers. In 2009, 2010 and 2011, Mr. Hudson was selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers of America® in Medical Malpractice Law.
In 2008, Mr. Hudson became a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America. Fellowship in the LCA, is comprised of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers, is highly selective and by invitation only.
Mr. Hudson served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He was on active duty in 1983-1986, and was called back to service in 1991 in support of Desert Storm.
Education
- Washburn University School of Law, J.D.
- University of Arizona, B.A.
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Elder Abuse
- General Liability
- Healthcare
- Products Liability
- Professional Liability
Admitted to Practice
- State Bar of Arizona
- State Bar of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Memberships
- American Board of Trial Advocates – Advocate
- American College of Trial Lawyers – Inducted September 2010
- American Inns of Court – Enright Chapter
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
- California Waterfowl Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- Jamul Trails Counsel
- San Diego County Bar Association
- San Diego Association for Healthcare Risk Management
- San Diego Defense Lawyers – Past President
- Southern California Association of Health Risk Management
- White Mountain Range Riders
Publications & Presentations
Speaker
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Annual Meeting, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas
“Ethical Considerations in Preparing Witnesses for Deposition or Trial” (February 25, 2008)
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC) Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA
“Learn from the Masters: Defense Closing Argument” (March 27, 2008)
Panel Speaker – The Doctor’s Company Annual Legal Summit, Napa, CA
“Lack of Informed Consent and Battery” (June 28, 2008)
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Masters in Trial
Panel Discussion “100 Days BeforeTrial” (March 3, 2011)
Recent Publications
“Preparing Your Client for Deposition or Trial Testimony” - FDCC Quarterly, Fall 2008, Vol. 59, No. 1
Attorney News & Announcements
- Neil Dymott Shareholder Selected to Chair ASCDC Litigation Conference
- Neil Dymott Attorney Receives National Recognition as 2014 Lawyer of the Year
- Neil Dymott Shareholder Selected as the 2014 Secretary-Treasurer of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC)
- Five Neil Dymott Attorneys Selected 2013 San Diego Super Lawyers
- Five Neil Dymott Attorneys Selected 2013 San Diego Super Lawyers
- Seven Neil Dymott Attorneys Featured in San Diego Magazine Top Lawyers 2013
- Neil Dymott Shareholder Named “San Diego Defense Lawyer of the Year”
- Neil Dymott Shareholder Named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”
