John R. (Jack) Connelly, a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and numerous Trial Lawyer organizations in the United States, is consistently named to the Best Lawyers in America, and ranked in the top lawyers in Washington State. Super Lawyers Magazine has included him in the top 100 lawyers in Washington since 2003 , and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine ranks him as one of the foremost attorneys in the Seattle region. A member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), past President of the Washington Association for Justice (WSAJ) and of the Damages Attorneys Roundtable (DART) a charter member of the Crime Victim’s Bar Association, a fellow  of the American Bar Foundation, Connelly has been honored as Washington State’s Trial Lawyer of the Year by WSAJ in 2000, by ABOTA in 2007, and was selected as Lawyer of the Year in 2015, and 2018 for Seattle by Best Lawyers in America. Jack’s advocacy for Plaintiffs in numerous high profile cases has resulted in landmark verdicts and positive changes in laws protecting vulnerable citizens. Jack has been practicing law in the Puget Sound Area for over 42 years, entirely in representation of plaintiffs.  
 
PRACTICE AREAS
All aspects of Plaintiffs Litigation; Wrongful Death; Police Misconduct; Sports Injuries; Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries; Civil Rights; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Highway Design; Professional Negligence; Medical Negligence; Governmental Liability; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Transportation Litigation;
 
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN
Mr. Connelly handles cases throughout Washington State. He has been invited to appear and handle cases in other states on behalf of Plaintiffs as well. All Washington Trial (State and Federal) and Appellate Courts; Federal Court: US District Courts for Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals;
 
EDUCATION
• Stanford University; B.A., Human Biology / Psychology, Palo Alto, CA. 1978;
      Stanford Varsity Swim Team – Block S Award; (4 year letterwinner);
      All-American Honors 1976, 1977 - Stanford 400 yd. Medley Relay;
• Univ. of California, San Francisco, Law, JD 1981
      Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, 1980-1981
• Extern Law Clerk, Honorable William H. Orrick, U.S. District Court, San Francisco, 1981
• Lecturer and Instructor - Over 150 CLE and Trial Practice Courses over the past 39 years.
 
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Sovereign Order of Malta KM – Seattle Chapter
Tacoma Rainiers Professional Baseball Team – Ownership Group
President – Pacific Harbors Counsel BSA Board of Directors 2018 to present
Bellarmine Preparatory School – Board of Trustees
Gonzaga Law School – Advisory Board 2018 to present
President – Tacoma City Libraries 2016-2019
Board of Trustees – Tacoma Libraries – 2012-2019
President – City Club of Tacoma 2016-2019
Board of Trustees – City Club of Tacoma – 2013-17
Board of Directors – Tacoma/Pierce Co. Sports Museum
Tacoma Athletic Commission – Member
Tacoma Rotary 8 – Corporate Member
President, Washington State Ass'n for Justice (WSAJ) - 2005-06
President, WSAJ Foundation - 2003-05
Board of Governors - Washington State Ass'n for Justice 1994 - 2007
Owner - The Highlands Golf Course
Owner - McDuff’s Highlands Cafe
Board Member - Healing the Culture
Martin Luther King Housing Development Ass'n - Board
Tacoma Baseball Foundation Board
Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Ass’n Board of Trustees – 1991-1992
Former Board Member:
• Catholic Community Services SW
• Lakewood Communities in Schools
• Clover Park Vocational School Foundation
Candidate: Washington State Senate 27th District - 2012
Past Grand Knight - Council 809; Knights of Columbus
Past President Parish Council - St. Patrick's Church
 
REPRESENTATIVE HONORS AND AWARDS
America's Top 50 Lawyers - Civil Litigation - Washington - 2023
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Best Lawyers in America – 16 years
Washington Law & Politics - Top 100 Lawyers - Washington State
Seattle Magazine's Best Lawyers; Seattle Area
Puget Sound Business Journal - Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers - Seattle Trial Lawyer of the Year 2015, 2019
American Board of Trial Advocates ABOTA (Plaintiff and Defense Bar)
ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year 2007
Washington State Trial Lawyer of the Year (2000) (WSAJ)
Washington Damage Attorneys Round Table (DART)
President DART – 2016-17
Rue Ratings Best Attorneys of America
Platinum Member - The Verdict Club
Washington Law & Politics Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers in Washington State
Washington Law & Politics, Super Lawyers 2003 – 2023
National Trial Lawyer's Ass'n - Top 100 Lawyers
 
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Washington State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Ass'n for Justice
Washington State Ass'n for Justice
Damages Attorneys Roundtable
American Board of Trial Advocates
National Trial Lawyer's Ass'n.
Fellow - American Bar Foundation
Best Lawyers in America
National Crime Victim's Bar Ass'n - Charter Member
Connelly Law Offices; Principal - 2006 – Present
Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Associate 1981-86; Partner 1981 - 2006; Board Chair 2001-02;
 
 
Contact info:
jconnelly@connelly-law.com
(855) 593-5100
 
 
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