Charles E. King V is a law clerk at Hecker Fink LLP.
Prior to joining the firm, Charles served as a judicial intern to the Honorable LaShann DeArcy Hall of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, where he conducted research, drafted bench memoranda, and drafted an opinion. He also externed with the Capital Habeas Unit of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Ohio, drafting memoranda and a motion for compassionate release on behalf of clients facing serious criminal matters. Previously, Charles was a summer associate at Hecker Fink.
Earlier in his career, Charles spent five years as an educator in the Oakland Unified School District, teaching English, History, and English Language Development. He also served as a Faculty Council Member, an elected position on the only negotiating body between faculty and administration at his school.
Charles received his J.D. from the Howard University School of Law, where he received a Merit Scholarship and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Professional Responsibility. He was a Dean's Fellow, a member of the Civil Rights Clinic, and served on the Clinical Law Center Executive Committee. He received his B.A. from Emory University.