Chris Cooke is a litigation associate at Chadbourne & Parke LLP, where he works on federal and state government investigations, civil litigation, and white collar criminal defense matters. Mr. Cooke will clerk for Texas Supreme Court Justice Don R. Willett for the 2017 term. Mr. Cooke previously served as a law clerk in the Appellate Section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division and in the office of United States Senator Rand Paul. He is also an active member of the Federalist Society, where he serves on the Executive Committee for the Federalism and Separation of Powers Practice Group. Mr. Cooke holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.