Markham received a B.S. from Western Kentucky University,[REF] and attended law school at the University of Kentucky College of Law,[REF] where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Kentucky Law Journal, and was named to the Order of the Coif [REF].
Before entering academia, Markham was secretary and counsel, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.;[REF] chief counsel, Division of Enforcement, United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission;[REF] an attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission,[REF] and a partner with the international firm of Rogers & Wells (now Clifford Chance) in Washington, D.C.[REF] .