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WILKES & McHUGH, P.A. ATTORNEY:


Kenneth L. Connor


 



Ken Connor received his B.A. and his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University in 1969 and 1972, respectively.

Highlights of Mr. Connor's lifetime of advocacy include serving as President of the Family Research Council from 2000-2003, serving on Gov. Jeb Bush's Task Force on the Availability and Affordability of Long Term Care, and serving on Florida's Constitution Revision Commission where he was recognized as best debater. Mr. Connor also represented Gov. Jeb Bush in connection with the Terri Schiavo case. Further he ran as Florida gubernatorial candidate with long-time friend and law school roommate, Mel Martinez, in 1994.

Mr. Connor is licensed to practice law in Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American Association for Justice, and the Florida Justice Association.

Additionally, Mr. Connor has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America and was recently named as one of Florida's "Legal Elite," a select group comprising the top 2 percent of lawyers practicing in the state. He is the recipient of the 2007 Daniel Webster Award from the Florida Family Policy Council. He also has been named one of "Washington's Top Lawyers" in 2007 by Washingtonian Magazine.

Mr. Connor is also the chairman of the Center for a Just Society. Click here to visit their website for more information.




REQUIRED DISCLAIMER PURSUANT TO 7.2(a)(3) OF THE VIRGINIA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT: CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER.

Notable verdicts:

Richards vs. Beverly Enterprises, Inc. (05/04/06) $20 million
Butler vs. Brian Health Care Center et al (03/22/99) $15 million
Collins vs. Perry Health Facility (03/31/00) $12 million
Crook vs. Mariner Post-Acute Network (03/11/04) $10 million
Groves vs. Beverly Enterprises, Inc. (09/16/04) $9.7 million
Edwards vs. Mariner Health Care, Inc. (12/19/03) $6.5 million
Lowe vs. Beverly Enterprises, Inc. (05/21/96) $2.7 million


ARTICLES AND OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST

Man's Estate to Get $20 Million (05/05/06 Lexington Herald-Leader) By Greg Kocher

The Estate of a Man that Died in a Nursing Home Wins $20 Million Verdict (05/05/06 Associated Press)

Money: The Mother's Milk of Politics (12/28/05 Tampa Tribune) By Ken Connor

That Chart Can Say Volumes: Nursing Home Documentation is Key to Exposing Abuse and Neglect. (06/27/05 Legal Times Vol. XXVIII, No. 26) By Ken Connor

On April 18, 2005, Mr. Connor was appointed to the White House Conference on Aging.

Click here to read about Ken Connor's book, "Sinful Silence"


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