ATTORNEYS

Mr. Connolly represents clients in business and general civil litigation, personal injury, and white collar and major criminal cases. With over twenty-eight years of practice experience, Mr. Connolly has an excellent reputation as a trial and appellate lawyer and has participated in hundreds of arbitrations, mediations, bench trials, and jury trials throughout his career. 

In addition to conducting over seventy-five civil and criminal jury trials in Georgia state and federal courts, Mr. Connolly has handled a multitude of appeals involving construction, condemnation, foreclosure confirmation, real estate, zoning, corporate dissolution, copyright, and other business lawsuits throughout the State of Georgia. 

Mr. Connolly has also successfully represented wronged parties in hundreds of personal injury cases, including car accident, slip and fall, premise liability, products liability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice cases, recovering millions of dollars in compensation for his clients.

Mr. Connolly is active in his church and numerous other community and charitable organizations in metro Atlanta. In his free time, Mr. Connolly coaches baseball and enjoys reading, hiking, camping, gardening, and spending time outdoors. Mr. Connolly lives in Woodstock with his wife, Lisa, and they have five adult children.

Georgia State University School of Law, J.D.

Georgia State University, B.A. in Philosophy

• Representation of local homeowners in appeal of zoning decisions
• Representation of general contractors and developers in commercial construction and contract related litigation
• Representation of numerous print shop owners in litigation over leases procured by fraud
• Representation of local businesses in bankruptcy court to enforce their rights as creditors
• Representation of landowners in foreclosure confirmation hearings
• Representation of business owners in disputes and litigation with partners over operations and financial affairs
• Representation of an international client over wrongful eviction by landlord
• Representation of a local church over trespass by adjoining landowner
• Representation of clients in a wide range of criminal defense experience, from DUI to murder charges, having handled over 1,500 cases, and tried dozens of jury trials

Legal:

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Georgia Public Defender Standards Council

St. Thomas More Society

American Center for Law and Justice

Other:

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Woodstock, Georgia

Knights of Columbus, Council 11768, Woodstock, Georgia

18U Travel Coach, Sandy Plains Baseball, Marietta, Georgia

Past Den Leader, Cub Scouts Pack 4900, Woodstock, Georgia

Past Committee Member, Boy Scouts Troop 8880, Canton, Georgia

Appalachian Trail Conservancy

Benton MacKaye Trail Association

Nantahala Hiking Club

Kennesaw Mountain Historical Association

Habitat for Humanity

Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” Rated

“Protect Your Business Against Financial Fraud” – Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News, 2019

“Limits on Residential Mortgage Lender Protection Under Section 1322(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code,” Georgia State University Law Review, Vol. 9, No. 3, April 1993, pp. 647-687

“Ad Valorem Taxation of Property: Create an Appeal Process for Fulton County and the City of Atlanta (O.C.G.A. § 48-5-311; HB 1114, HB 1118),” Georgia State University Law Review, Vol. 9, No. 1, Oct. 1992, pp. 329-337

Georgia State Courts

Georgia Court of Appeals

Georgia Supreme Court

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia