Connor has led teams defending and prosecuting matters of all sizes, successfully advancing his clients’ interests from the moment a dispute is on the horizon through the appellate process. 

At the trial level, Connor litigates business, construction, and civil rights disputes that run the gamut of substantive issues: breach of contract, torts, non-compete clauses, intellectual property, vexatious litigants, and compliance with various state and federal laws. He has successfully disposed of several cases at the responsive pleading and summary judgment stages. He has also tried cases to verdict in both state and federal court and successfully briefed post-trial motions, obtaining a JNOV that set aside a $20 million plaintiffs’ verdict in Baltimore County Circuit Court.

At the appellate level, Connor has briefed cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, as well as the Supreme Court of Tennessee and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. He has also written and coordinated numerous amici briefs.

Education & Honors
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., History

Admissions
Tennessee; District of Columbia; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuits; numerous U.S. District Courts nationwide

Representative Work

Walton Tennessee, LLC et al. v. Skrmetti et al., 3:24-cv-01308 (M.D. Tenn.), successfully challenged Tennessee’s Anti-Foreign Investment Act, which prohibited certain individuals and entities from maintaining their Tennessee land interests.

The People of the State of California v. Polymer80, Inc., et al., 21STCV06257 (Cal. Sup. Ct.), successfully defended allegations that manufacturer’s products violated various California state laws.

Adcor Indus., Inc. v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp., 250 Md.App. 135 (Md. Ct. App. 2021), successfully defended against trade secret and breach of contract allegations.

Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. v. Hogan, 971 F.3d 199 (4th Cir. 2020), successfully established constitutional right to sell firearms.