Martha A. Connolly, Partner, has an extensive practice focusing on construction law. Ms. Connolly represents clients in the areas of construction litigation and commercial contract law, including mediation and arbitration, contract negotiation, risk management, suretyship and other subjects relating to the construction industry. Although Ms. Connolly's practice is litigation oriented, she also counsels clients in all areas of the construction industry and works with clients through a variety of alternative dispute resolution methods.

Ms. Connolly maintains an extensive representation of contractors throughout the United States. Her notable cases include the successful representation of an electrical contractor seeking recovery from a general contractor for damage to its work on a public project; a significant recovery for a general contractor wrongfully terminated on a private project; and a successful negotiation with a public owner eliminating substantial liquidated damages against a contractor-client in relation to the late completion of an airport project. Ms. Connolly's reported cases include:  PSEG Power N.Y., Inc. v. Alberici Constructors, Inc. 2007 WL2687670 (N.D.N.Y, 2007);  Visconti Corporation v. LaBarge Brothers Company, Inc., 272 A.D.2d, 707 N.Y.S.2d 566 (4th Dept. 2000); Nobel Insurance Company v. Hudson Iron Works, 51 F.Supp.2d 408 (S.D.N.Y. 1999); Walck Bros. Ag. Service, Inc. v. Suburban Pipeline Co., Inc., 259 A.D.2d 1004, 688 N.Y.S.2d 296 (4th Dept. 1999); Westfair Electric Contractors v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, 87 N.Y.2d 148, 638 N.Y.S.2d 394 (1995); The DeNoyelles Company v. Requa Electrical Supply Co., Inc., 155 Misc.2d 451, 588 N.Y.S.2d 753 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. 1992).  She conducts lectures on a variety of construction topics, and has authored or co-authored articles on subjects relating to the construction industry.

Ms. Connolly is admitted to, and practices in, the State and Federal Courts of New York and Connecticut. Ms. Connolly graduated from the University of Rochester and received her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School of Union University.  She is a member of the American Bar Association and a member of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section and the Forum on the Construction Industry.

Practice Areas:

• Construction Law
• Commercial Contract Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration and Mediation
• Surety and Fidelity Law

Court Admissions:

• Connecticut, 1989
• New York, 1990
• U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York

Professional Associations:

• American Bar Association (Member:  The Forum on the Construction Industry, Tort & Insurance Practice)