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Sound and Effective Business and Securities Litigation and Arbitration

John P. Connolly is a graduate of Boston University with a B.A. magna cum laude and holds a Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law. He has practiced law since 1974 and established his own firm in 1984 in Alexandria, Virginia.

He is a member of the legal bar of Virginia, of the District of Columbia, and of Massachusetts. He has been admitted to practice before various courts state and federal district courts of Virginia and the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Connolly's practice is primarily focused on commercial litigation in state and federal Courts, securities litigation and arbitration, commercial arbitration and mediation, banking and finance law, and business law. He has provided legal counsel, litigation and arbitration services to individual and corporate clients in the above practice areas and before U.S. regulatory agencies from his law firm in Alexandria, Virginia, since 1984.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Connolly served as Chief Counsel, Division of Economics, and Special Counsel, Office of General Counsel, of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and as a representative to the United States Regulatory Council. Mr. Connolly is a frequent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) lecturer and author in the area of securities and futures litigation and arbitration. His articles concerning financial institutions law have appeared in the Business Lawyer, the Corporation Law Review, the National Law Journal, and the American Banker.

Mr. Connolly served as co-chair of the Securities Arbitration and Litigation Committee, and currently serves as co-chair of the Securities Committee of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia. He is also a member of the panel of commercial arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Connolly has participated as a legal commentator for C-SPAN, the Financial News Network, and National Public Radio. He is a former member of the Alexandria Commission on Employment and the Private Industry Council of Alexander/Arlington.

If you have a legal issue regarding commercial litigation in state and federal Courts, securities litigation and arbitration, commercial arbitration and mediation, banking and finance law, and business law, John P. Connolly invites you to contact him by phone at 703-684-4865 or by e-mail.

Law Offices of John P. Connolly
Suite 100
211 North Union Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2643
Phone: 703-684-4865
Fax: 703-683-4707
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