The practice runs on a simple conviction: thorough, overwhelming dedication to each matter — no case treated as routine, because for the client, none of them are.
Founder and principal of Declercq Law Firm — 2,000+ matters closed and $350M in transaction volume since founding. Admitted in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; before the firm, multi-term clerk to a state Supreme Court, and a decade ghostwriting complex litigation for large firms.
The practice runs on a simple conviction: thorough, overwhelming dedication to each matter — no case treated as routine, because for the client, none of them are.
Founded in 2017 by Emily K. Declercq, J.D., M.B.A., Declercq Law Firm has swiftly established itself as a dynamic player in the legal field. Her background includes a tenure as a state Supreme Court clerk, a decade ghostwriting for large firms in complex litigation, and a prior career in consulting. Dual credentials in law and business empower her to lead a firm that adeptly handles high-reward legal matters.
The firm is defined by thorough and overwhelming dedication to each case, and by the relentless pursuit of justice and client satisfaction.
2,000+ matters closed, $350M in transaction volume, a federal judgment of record, and a decade of ghostwriting complex litigation for large firms. An expansive network of legal professionals on call when a matter requires it.
Continuing coursework in business law.
Handled marketing strategy for a global aerospace manufacturer across civil, paramilitary, and military applications: international media, budgets, and stakeholder engagement at aviation expos worldwide. Those years are why the counsel reads like business advice, not legal abstraction.
Juris Doctor, with the American Jurisprudence Award in Strategic Negotiations and Best Paper, earned while completing an MBA on a separate campus. Second in the program, concentrated in accounting and tax. The two degrees are used together.
Multi-term clerk to Presiding Justices Pierce and Dickinson; appointed by court order as a salaried clerk before law school graduation. Opinions, orders, and memoranda in complex civil and criminal appellate matters.
Legal Project Fellow with the Legal Aid Society of Mid–New York while still an undergraduate: bankruptcy schedules and debt tracing for staff attorneys.
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Emily served as a multi-term law clerk at the Mississippi State Supreme Court for Presiding Justices Jess H. Dickinson and Randy J. Pierce, conducting extensive legal research and drafting judicial opinions in complex civil and criminal matters. She became the first individual to be appointed as a salaried law clerk by court order prior to graduating from law school — a reflection of exceptional trust from the state's highest court.
In the decade that followed, she developed sophisticated ghostwriting services for other law firms, specializing in complex and novel litigation — analyzing intricate legal issues and conveying nuanced legal arguments effectively for practitioners who needed expert analysis and drafting support on their most challenging cases.
Her earlier career in marketing strategy for a global aerospace manufacturer, spanning civil, paramilitary, and military applications, translated complex strategies into actionable insights that drove market growth, and still informs the pragmatic, business-aligned counsel the firm gives today.
As leader of Declercq Law Firm, Emily emphasizes innovation and collaboration, maintaining an expansive network of legal professionals to bring diverse expertise to bear when a matter demands it. Her practice is driven by thorough, results-driven strategies and a commitment to justice.
