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Connon Wood Scheidemantle LLP (2001-Present) Cochran-Bond & Connon LLP (1997-2001) Proskauer Rose LLP (1990-1997) Columbia University |
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Nicholas P. Connon |
Nicholas P. Connon is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he distinguished himself as a Stone Scholar. Nicholas began his litigation practice in the Los Angeles office of Proskauer Rose LLP. Nicholas has represented various businesses and employers in all phases of employment litigation, including lawsuits involving employment discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and California law, workers’ compensation discrimination and employee health benefits. Nicholas also has litigated a variety of complex civil business disputes involving unlawful business practices, including investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, civil and criminal environmental litigations, insurance coverage disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, defamation and slander actions, contract disputes, and numerous litigations under the California Business and Professions Code. Nicholas’ practice continues to involve complex civil business litigation and employment disputes. His clients include major institutions and businesses from a variety of industries, including, entertainment, financial services, defense and national security, energy and chemicals, and the manufacturing sector. Nicholas has also litigated major class action lawsuits, serving as lead class counsel in a variety of large class actions, including a major wage and hour class action and collective action that was resolved in 2002 for $17 million on behalf of approximately 3,000 class members from around the country. Nicholas also served as lead class counsel in one of the most significant class action lawsuits in the nation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, which resulted in establishing significant legal precedent in Kaufman v. ACS Systems (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 886, and thereby made available class benefits totaling nearly $7 million for the affected class members. Nicholas remains involved in community activities and, for the past nineteen years, Nicholas has provided pro bono legal services to the Los Angeles Free Clinic, a medical clinic that provides free medical services to the community. Nicholas has also been active in various bar associations, including the Trial Practice Inn of Court of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and for the 2006-2007 year, he served as the Chair of the International Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, coordinating, among other things, a delegation from the Bar to China. Since 2003, Nicholas has served on the Judicial Elections Evaluation Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, which is responsible for evaluating and rating candidates for judicial office, and he presently serves as a Subcommittee Chair on the Committee. Nicholas has also served as a member of the Rules & Legislation Committee of the Litigation Section of the California State Bar, which provides analysis and evaluation of proposed changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of Court. Nicholas recently was appointed by the Los Angeles County Superior Court to serve on the Court's Voluntary Settlement Conference Panel, presiding over settlement conferences to assist the Court in disposing of cases in the civil courthouses. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE EDUCATION SEMINARS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Member, State Bar of California,
International Law Section Member, The Army and Navy Club,
Washington D.C. RECOGNITIONS |