Robert M Connolly

Practice Areas

Administrative Law

Appellate Advocacy

Arbitration, Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

Business Litigation

Class Action, Mass Action & Multi-District Litigation

Environmental Litigation

Government & Regulatory Litigation

Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith & Regulatory Litigation

Litigation & Appeals

Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Liability Litigation

Career

Bob Connolly is based in the Louisville office where he previously served as Chair of the firm. He currently serves as General Counsel to the firm. He has been with the firm since 1980 and is a member of the firm's Business Litigation Section and the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group.

Bob has tried more than 80 cases to jury verdicts in several states. He has also argued before every appellate court in the federal and state courts of Kentucky. His practice includes defending complex product liability claims and construction and commercial disputes. He has also had experience in administrative, OSHA, insurance, and admiralty claims.

Bob also served as a Special Justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court, Greene, et. al. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Administrative Office of the Courts, et. al., 349 S.W.3d 892 (KY September 22, 2011).

Professional Memberships

ABA Committee on Products Liability Litigation, Subcommittee on Discovery

American Bar Association, Fellow

American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow and former Chair, Kentucky State Committee

Defense Research Institute

Kentucky Bar Association

Kentucky Defense Counsel, Former Board Member

Litigation Counsel of America, Order of Justitia

Louisville Bar Association, Member and past member of the board of directors

Louisville Bar Foundation, Inc., Fellow and past president

Trial Law Institute

Diversity Law Institute

Publications

"GUEST COMMENT: What businesses need to look for with Covid-19 liability," Louisville Business First, August 14, 2020, with Douglas B. Bates and Ashley N. Goins

Personal

Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 1980

Dartmouth College, B.A., with high distinction, Government (Honors), magna cum laude, 1977

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Admitted Pro Hac Vice in Several Jurisdictions

Kentucky

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky