
Practice areas: Real Estate, Business & Corporate, General Litigation; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 2006
Education: Georgia State University College of Law
Details
With over 15 years of experience in the legal field, J. Patrick Connell has been a beacon of resilience and high ethics within his legal community, emphasizing personalized attention and crafting innovative strategies for problems that require an out-of-box approach. He is a founding partner at Connell Law, LLC, in Savannah, Georgia, and helps clients across many industries in matters pertaining to real estate, government affairs, entertainment and hospitality, civil litigation and, corporate and business law, as well as land use planning.
After completing his undergraduate studies in 2001 and graduating with his bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia College of Environment + Design, Mr. Connell attended the Georgia State University College of Law. During his time in law school, he was a part of The Bleckley American Inn of Court and the Oglethorpe Legal Society, and participated in the school’s Moot Court. He received his Juris Doctor cum laude in 2006, and in the same year, he obtained his license to practice law in Georgia. In addition to practicing across all Georgia state courts, he is admitted before the United States District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia.
A consummate professional through and through, Mr. Connell understands what actions need to be taken in order to maximize the opportunities needed to achieve his clients’ goals in an expeditious manner. He has been awarded the Generation NEXT Award from the Savannah Morning News and Business in Savannah, and he holds a perfect “10.0” rating on Avvo.
Within his legal community, Mr. Connell is a member of the Natural Gas Claim & Litigation Association and the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. He also serves on the board of directors for the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers Division and as the president of the Savannah Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. Moreover, he is the co-chairman of the Leadership Committee of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Savannah.
Practice areas
Real Estate: Consumer, Business/Corporate, General Litigation, Land Use/Zoning, Government Relations, State, Local & MunicipalFocus areas
Business Formation and Planning, Business Organizations, Contracts, Limited Liability Companies, Partnership, State, Local & Municipal Litigation, Sub-chapter S Corporations
- 20% Real Estate: Consumer
- 20% Business/Corporate
- 20% General Litigation
- 20% Land Use/Zoning
- 10% Government Relations
- 10% State, Local & Municipal
First Admitted: 2006, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.connelllawllc.com/about
- President, Young Lawyers Division of Savannah Bar Association, 2010
- Board Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia, 2012
- Co-Chair of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man and Woman of the Year Leadership Committee, 2014
- Member, East Savannah United Housing Committee, 2024
- Board Member, Savannah Technical College Foundation, 2019
- Chairman, Savannah Exploratory Charter Academy, 2019
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man of the Year Candidate, 2014
- Board Member, Habersham YMCA, 2011
- Co-Chair of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man and Woman of the Year Leadership Committee, 2015
- Generation NEXT, Savannah Magazine & BiS (businessinsavannah.com), 2016
- Leadership Savannah, 2016
- Leadership Southeast Georgia, 2020
- Property Rights
- Real Estate Development
- Residential and Commercial Transactions
- Tourism And Hospitality
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2017