In 1985, Mr. Clapp received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Valparaiso University where he graduated with high distinction and was a Mortar Board and Pi Sigma Alpha member. Mr. Clapp was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and was elected and served as treasurer and president. While earning his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1988, Mr. Clapp served on the Editorial Staff of the Indiana Law Journal, was a Jump Scholar, was awarded membership into The Order of the Coif, and received American Jurisprudence awards for top scores in Wills and Trusts, Corporations, and Advanced Bankruptcy. Mr. Clapp is a member of the American Bar Association's Litigation Section, Construction Forum, and Real Estate and Probate Section and a member of the Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations.