John McConnell is Counsel in the Litigation Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. Mr. McConnell was Senior Counsel at Freeborn & Peters, which combined with SGR in 2023.
Mr. McConnell has more than 20 years experience handling complex reinsurance and insurance-related disputes for reinsurers, insurers and liquidators. He has represented clients in disputes involving coverage, allocation of loss, following obligations, construction of occurrence, event and aggregation provisions, attachment, limits and exhaustion and ECO and XPL liability. Clients rely upon Mr. McConnell, and his deep knowledge of reinsurance and insurance law and practice, for legal and commercial solutions to complex reinsurance and insurance-related disputes.
Mr. McConnell has also represented guaranty funds, state agencies, franchisors, and energy companies in a range of commercial disputes.
Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. McConnell was a Principal at Hargraves, McConnell & Costigan, P.C., which combined with Freeborn and Peters in 2017.
Mr. McConnell earned his B.A. from University of Virginia, with high distinction, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School.
