Derek T. Ho is a partner with the Washington, DC, law firm of Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick, PLLC. In 2019, he filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Missouri Bar in the Eighth Circuit case of Fleck v. Wetch, 937 F.3d 1112 (8th Cir. 2019), involving a challenge to North Dakota’s mandatory bar association, arguing such bar associations do not violate the First Amendment.. Following his graduation from Yale Law School, Mr. Ho clerked for Judge Michael Boudin on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Ho obtained a master’s degree from Yale University and his undergraduate degree from Harvard College.
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Ethics Bias/Diversity CLE: Do mandatory bar associations stifle freedom and diversity of thought in the legal profession?
St. Louis Lawyers Chapter & Freedom of Thought Project
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