Michael Connelly

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation
Healthcare, Medical, and Pharmaceutical Litigation
Industrial Accidents, Catastrophic Releases, and Emergency Response
Environmental Litigation, Contribution, and Cost Recovery
Professional Liability
Ports and Port-Related Businesses

Contact Information

Connelly · Baker · Wotring LLP

700 JPMorgan Chase Tower
600 Travis Street

Houston, Texas
(713) 980-1700 Main
(713) 980-1711 Direct
(713) 980-1701 Fax
mconnelly@connellybaker.com

Education

J.D., Emory University, 1969
B.A., Stanford University, 1966

Admissions

Texas
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

U.S. Supreme Court
Eastern District of Texas
Northern District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
Western District of Texas

Michael Connelly

Partner

Honors and Awards

Offices and Appointments

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Michael Connelly is a founding partner of Connelly · Baker · Wotring LLP, where he currently serves as managing partner. As an active trial lawyer for four decades, Mr. Connelly has litigated scores of cases to juries and judges in various courts in Texas and other states. Mr. Connelly has extensive trial experience in a wide variety of areas and is well known for his work in environmental cases, including mass community suits, government cost recovery actions, contribution suits and mass toxic tort cases which include workplace chemical exposure, asbestos, and silicosis. A related area of expertise is in the handling of catastrophic accident cases, including multiple fatalities, plant explosions and OSHA workplace investigations. Mr. Connelly has also had many years of experience in handling medical liability cases that include hospital, nursing and physician liability, medical staff issues, medical device and pharmaceutical claims. Additional trial experience includes significant commercial cases in areas associated with professional liability, securities, tax shelters, oil and gas, international sales of goods, and claims arising out of divestiture of corporate assets. Mr. Connelly is extremely active in legal and charitable community activities as well, having been elected President of the Houston Bar Association for 2003-2004, following an extensive service commitment and long history of leadership positions in the bar. He has also served as President and Chairman of the Houston Lawyer Referral Service, the Houston Volunteer Lawyers' Program, and the Dispute Resolution Center. Mr. Connelly was elected to the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors and served from 2004-2007. While on the State Bar Board, he served as Chair of the Finance Committee for two years.

Honors and Awards

Selected as a Texas Superlawyer, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Selected as one of Houston's Top Lawyers by H Texas Magazine, 2005 and 2006.

Offices and Appointments

State Bar of Texas, 1969-present:

Director, State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, 2004-2007.
Chairman, State Bar of Texas Finance Committee, 2006-2007.
Co-Chairman, State Bar of Texas Finance Committee, 2005-2006.
Co-Chairman, State Bar of Texas Disaster Response Committee, 1992-1993.
State Bar of Texas Administration of Justice Committee, 1990-1991.
Member, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section.
Member, State Bar of Texas Environmental Section.
Speaker, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Institute.

Houston Bar Association:

Immediate Past President, Houston Bar Association, 2004-2005.
President, Houston Bar Association, 2003-2004.
President-Elect, Houston Bar Association, 2002-2003.
Second Vice President, Houston Bar Association, 2001-2002.
Treasurer, Houston Bar Association, 1999-2000.
Director, Houston Bar Association Board of Directors, 1995-1999 Term.

American Bar Association:

American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1969-1992, 1995-2009.
Chairman, American Bar Association Medicine and Law Committee, 1981-1983.
American Bar Association Litigation Section, 1975-1992, 1995-present.
Texas Bar Foundation Sustaining Life Fellow.
Houston Bar Foundation Sustaining Life Fellow.
American Board of Trial Advocates, 1987-present.

International Association of Defense Counsel, 1981-present:

Secretary/Treasurer, 2008-2011.
Secretary/Treasurer Elect, 2007-2008.
Chairman, National Membership Committee, 2005-2007.
Chairman, Texas State Membership Committee.
Toxic and Hazardous Substances Committee.
Drugs and Medical Device Committee.
Business Litigation Committee.
Faculty, Trial Academy, 1987.
Foundation of the International Association of Defense Counsel Board of Directors, 1993-2006.
Secretary/Treasurer, Foundation of the International Association of Defense Counsel, 1999-2003, 2005-2006.