Connell is a member of Butler Snow’s Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on defending commercial insurers (trucking accidents), construction litigation, and legal and professional malpractice.
Overview
Connell is a member of Butler Snow’s Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on defending commercial insurers (trucking accidents), construction litigation, and legal and professional malpractice.
Practice Areas
Experience
- Connell serves as first chair counsel for clients and has tried cases in state and federal court involving trucking accidents and legal malpractice claims. He also advises attorneys and law firms on ethical and professional duties and responsibilities.
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV® – Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Louisiana Army National Guard
- Colonel
- State Judge Advocate
- Formerly Military Judge for the State of Louisiana
- Deployed to Iraq in 2009 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
- BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America®
- Commercial Litigation, 2022-2025
- Insurance Law, 2023-2025
- Personal Injury – Defendants, 2023-2025
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1990
- U.S. District Courts
- Louisiana: Eastern, Middle, Western
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
Education
- Louisiana State University, J.D., 1990
- Order of the Coif
- Louisiana State University, B.M.Ed., magna cum laude, 1985
Associations
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Louisiana Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Civic Involvement
- Red Stick Kiwanis, Former President
- Bocage Racquet Club, Former President
- Renew Church of Baton Rouge, Member