Former Jamaica College (JC) star athlete, now US-based attorney, Sekou Clarke has expanded his law firm with the opening of the Koradek Clarke Law Group last Saturday that would assist athletes in the main.

Koradek Clarke Law Group is a diaspora firm with locations in the USA, Canada, Australia, and now Jamaica, located at Annette Crescent in St Andrew.

“Today (Saturday) we [are] doing the official launch of the Koradek Clarke Law Group but specifically we are doing the immigration consultancy and what we offer is something very unique where we have a US immigration lawyer being able to provide access to the US immigration and a Canadian lawyer to provide access to Canadian immigration,” Clarke explained.

“As you know sports is close to my heart and I have been working with a lot of the Jamaican athletes into getting residency and visas which allowed them to train without the fear of immigration issues,” Clarke pointed out.

He added: “So it’s a big access for sports as now athletes can look to our firm and know hey, they can transition to the US legally without it affecting their ability to travel, compete and train in the US.”

The Koredek Clarke Law Group also consists of attorneys Jasmin Hudson and Mackeda Bramwell.

Clarke, 38, helped JC to three consecutive Boys’ Champs titles between 1998 and 2000 before he gained a scholarship to the University of Florida.

A noted immigration lawyer, Clarke also delved into writing and releasing his book Surviving Trump’s America which was launched in November 2019.

Sekou is the son of legendary Coach Michael Clarke who is arguably the greatest schoolboy coach at Champs.

In 1998, younger Clarke was expected to win the Class Three unique triple of the 100m, 200m and 400m. Seven years earlier, Ali Watson of Calabar had achieved the feat and Clarke, coached by his father, was expected to win all three events.

But things didn’t go according to plan, as after he won the 100m in 11.60 seconds ahead of Howard Wright of Calabar in 11.63, he picked up an injury and was withdrawn from the 400m.

But with the Champs title too close to call, the determined young Clarke turned up for the 200m and walked the event for a valuable point for his school. He stopped the clock at two minutes and 18 seconds. Calabar’s Wright won in 23.28 seconds.

Clarke’s contribution of 10 points helped JC to the title and ended Calabar’s three-year winning streak. JC accumulated 219 points to Calabar’s 196.5 and Kingston College’s third place with 193 points. JC went on to capture the Mortimer Geddes trophy in 1999 and 2000, and he was integral to their success.

In 1999, as a first-year Class Two athlete, Clarke won the 400m in 49.72 and returned the following year to sweep the 200m/400m double in 21.91 and 47.57 seconds, respectively, along with the 4x100m relay.

In his first year in Class One, Clarke picked up an injury in the sprint relay heats and failed to make the final of the 400m, which he cited as the “worst moment at Champs”.

In his final year in Class One, Clarke went winless and was fourth in the 200m in 21.84, behind winner Steve Mullings of Vere Technical in a record 20.79. He was second in the 400m in 46.95 behind the winner Jermaine Gonzalez of Tacius Golding High in 46.74.