About Attorney Paul McConnell
Paul McConnell is a Trial Lawyer. He is formerly a Marine Corps infantry officer and federal prosecutor with extensive grand jury, trial, and appellate experience. He is a highly skilled trial lawyer, advocate, and negotiator. He has been the lead counsel or presiding judge in hundreds of matters including over sixty (60) jury trials. Paul concentrates his practice on investigating and prosecuting personal injury and medical malpractice claims on behalf of clients throughout the United States.
Throughout his career, Paul developed a reputation as the “go-to guy” for challenging, high-profile cases. A representation includes: two U.S. Army Abu Ghraib trials; a case involving parachute sabotage that formed the factual predicate for the second episode of “NCIS”; a $7.2 million armed robbery; several counter-terrorism matters; an extortion case involving a billionaire philanthropist; a high-profile civil rights/public corruption case; numerous high-value personal injury cases, among many others. Paul has litigated cases in nine different states and four nations.
Immediately before entering private practice, Paul served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Connecticut where he developed a particular focus and expertise in healthcare fraud, bank fraud, environmental crimes, national security litigation. Additionally, while at the U.S. Attorney’s office, Paul was also hand-selected to defend high exposure medical malpractice claims brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Prior to becoming a federal prosecutor, Paul served on active duty for 14 years as a United States Marine officer. He held a variety of assignments to include: infantry officer, defense counsel, claims attorney, prosecutor, trial judge, circuit judge, and deputy chief trial judge. Paul’s portfolio as a claim’s attorney included litigating medical malpractice claims arising at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital. Paul served combat tours as a rifle platoon commander during the first Gulf War and as an operations officer in Afghanistan from 2010-2011. In 2008, as a reserve officer, he led a delegation to Baghdad, Iraq to present a two-week ministerial level, anti-corruption program. His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (Fourth award), the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal (w/ combat “V”), and the Combat Action Ribbon. In addition, in 2012 while serving as an Assistant United States Attorney, Paul was awarded with the District of Connecticut’s coveted “Standing Tall” award. Along with his colleagues, Paul was also recognized by the United States Attorney General for a Director’s Award. Since 2014, the National Trial Lawyers Association has included him as a Top-100 National Trial Lawyer. In 2020, Paul retired as a Colonel from the United States Marine Corps Reserve following thirty years of active and reserve service. He has previously held Top Secret clearances. Paul volunteered as the General Counsel for the Marine Raider Foundation, which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports families of Marine Special Forces members who are catastrophically injured or killed in the line of duty. Paul is a published author and sought-after speaker on topics including the Federal Tort Claims Act and medical malpractice claims. Paul is foremost a trial lawyer with a national reputation for winning complex, high-stakes cases.
Education
Law School
Temple University School of Law, Juris Doctor (JD)
Admissions
Bar Admissions
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
