Attorneys
- Martin A. Conn
- Matthew Hundley
- Madelaine Kramer
- C. Dewayne Lonas
- Lisa Moran McMurdo
- Kenneth J. Moran
- C. Stinson Mundy
- Eric G. Reeves
- Mary Louise Roberts
- Brian J. Schneider
Paralegals
Martin A. Conn
4110 East Parham Road
Richmond, Virginia 23228
(804) 864-4804
(804) 421-6251 (fax)
mconn@mrcpclaw.com
Martin A. Conn, an AV-rated litigator, frequently has been recognized for his accomplishments and integrity by his peers by being named “Legal Elite” in Virginia Business magazine and, most recently, in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine for Personal Injury Defense: Products. He practices in the area of complex litigation. More specifically, since he began practicing law in 1995, he has focused on products liability, automotive, toxic tort and commercial litigation, serving as local, regional and national counsel. His clients include large multi-national, Fortune 500 companies, smaller foreign and local businesses and individuals. Regardless of the size of the business or the nature of the dispute, Mr. Conn has provided both creative solutions and hard fought victories.
On the products liability side, Mr. Conn specializes in defending product designers, manufacturers and sellers against personal injury claims arising out of alleged product defects. He has defended automotive and truck manufacturers and part suppliers, including most of the major tire manufacturers, bicycle and motorcycle manufacturers and manufacturers of a variety of industrial and consumer products.
In addition to successfully defending clients in Virginia, Mr. Conn is licensed in Maryland, where he also represents his clients. Moreover, he has represented corporate defendants in both state and federal courts throughout the country, having appeared in over half of the states from coast to coast.
Over the past ten years, Mr. Conn's commercial litigation practice steadily has expanded. He represents local and foreign businesses in a broad array of business disputes. He has both pursued and defended cases for his clients in state and federal court.
Mr. Conn serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, also serving as Chair of the Product Liability Section from 2004-05. He was also a speaker at the association's annual meetings in 2003 and 2005. Mr. Conn is also on the Board of Directors for the Henrico County Bar Association.
Current Employment Position(s):
- President and Shareholder
Areas of Practice:
- Products Liability
- Personal Injury
- Toxic Tort
- Commercial Litigation
- Premises Liability
Bar Admissions:
- Virginia, 1995
- Maryland, 2009
- U.S. District Court Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
Education:
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995
Honors: with distinction
Law Journal: Emory Law Journal - University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1992
B.S.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Defense Research Institute
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
- Board of Directors, 2010 - Present
Chair, Product Liability Section, 2004-2005 - Bar Association of the County of Henrico
- Board of Directors, 2009 - Present
- Bar Association of the City of Richmond
Published Works:
- Admissible and Effective Uses of Accident Reconstruction and Biomechanical Evidence, Journal of Civil Litigation, Vol. XIV, No. 4, 2003
Representative Cases:
- Massey v. Rudimex, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1882 (U. S. Dist. E. D. Va. 2006)
- Payne v. Bolton, Jury verdict (Albemarle County Circuit Court 2005)
- Ault v. Pilot Corporation, Jury verdict (Caroline County Circuit Court 2004)
- Anderson v. Schwartz, No. 22609/97 (Supreme Court Queens County 1998)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Overcoming Evidentiary Hurdles: Admissible and Effective Use of Accident Reconstruction and Biomechanical Evidence, Presented to the Products Liability Section at the VADA Annual Meeting, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, October 4, 2002
Honors and Awards:
- Virginia Business magazine, Legal Elite, Young Lawyers Category, 2005
- Virginia Super Lawyers, “Rising Star” 2010
- Virginia Super Lawyers, “Personal Injury Defense: Products” 2011
- Martindale Hubbell, AV-rated
Past Employment Positions:
- McGuireWoods, Associate, 1995 - 2001
