A Winning Attitude  
 
In the Courtroom, and in the Gym, Jack St. Clair Is Fueled by Competition  
 
By GEORGE O’BRIEN      
                   
To say that Jack St. Clair likes to compete would be a gross underestimate. Whether he’s in the courtroom, on the golf course, or in the gym lifting weights, he plays to win — and usually does. He likes to say that there are two days of the week you can’t do anything about (yesterday and tomorrow), and his singular focus on what’s right in front of him has made him one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the country.

Jack St. Clair makes a number of comparisons between sports and the practice of law.

That’s understandable, given his familiarity with, and success in, both realms. He played sports in school, and coached baseball and hockey for many years. He’s a workout fanatic and an avid golfer; his office trappings include framed paintings of Augusta National Golf Club. Meanwhile, he’s amassed a 30-year track record of success as both a prosecutor (he cut his teeth working for former D.A. Matty Ryan) and, for the past two decades, as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the country. There’s a group photo on his credenza, himself included, of several area lawyers placed among the top 1% in their specialties by the attorney-rating service Naifeh & Smith.

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