Patrick M. Connor
PAT has served ten years as the President/CEO of a mid-size, over 80 employee Twin City service corporation, practiced extensively in the area of employment law for fifteen years, and tried numerous cases before juries and the Courts.
Pat practices primarily in business, commercial, employment and franchise litigation. Although he is an experienced litigator who loves being in the courtroom, he is sensitive to the logic of trying to resolve a matter early on before the costs both financially and psychologically take their toll on the client.
Bar Admissions:
1979 Minnesota
1981 U.S. District Court
1993 U.S. 8th Circuit
1994 U.S. Supreme Court
2007 Rule 114 Qualified Neutral for Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR")
Education:
University of St. Thomas, Graduate School of Business, St. Paul, Minnesota
Master in Business Administration, 1983
William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
Juris Doctor, 1979
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts, 1975
Professional Associations, Honors and Memberships:
Super Lawyer 2002 and 2004, Law and Politics
Ramsey County Bar Association
Ramsey County Guardian ad Litem
Hobbies:
Pat still plays recreational basketball up to three times a week. As the proud father of four children, he has coached boys and girls baseball, softball and basketball.
Notable Cases:
Maness v. Star-Kist Foods, Inc., 7 F.3d 704, (8th Cir. 1993), and cert denied.
Allstate Ins. Co. v. S.F., 518 N.W.2d 37, (Minn. 1994)
DeRochemont v. D & M Printing of Minneapolis, Inc., 1994 WL 510153, (Minn.App.1994)
Smith v. Ford Motor Co., 2001 WL 1636265, (D.Minn. 2001)
Lennartson v. Anoka-Hennepin Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 11, 662 N.W.2d 125 (Minn.2003)
Please do not hesitate to contact Pat at: 651-291-1717; or pconnor@dudleyandsmith.com.
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