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J. Michael Connolly

  • Adjunct Professor
  • JD, New York University
  • BA, University of Kansas

Professional Information

  • Area(s) of Expertise:
    • Challenges to Federal Agency Actions
    • Civil Rights
    • First Amendment
    • SEC Whistleblower Awards

Contact Information

  • Address
    Antonin Scalia Law School
    George Mason University
    3301 Fairfax Dr.
    Arlington, VA 22201

Biographical Sketch

J. Michael Connolly is a partner at Consovoy McCarthy PLLC. He is an experienced litigator who represents clients in regulatory, constitutional, and appellate matters throughout the country. He has served as lead counsel in numerous high-profile cases raising novel constitutional and statutory issues. He has argued in the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as numerous federal circuit courts, federal trial courts, and state courts.

Professor Connolly has particular expertise litigating cases involving the First Amendment, challenges to federal agency actions, SEC whistleblower awards, and civil rights. In addition to his legal practice, he is the Director of Scalia Law’s Free Speech Clinic.

Professor Connolly is a former law clerk to Judge Jerome A. Holmes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.