Richard McConnell is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller and practices in the litigation group. He represents local, national, and international clients in litigation involving a wide variety of substantive areas such as oil and gas litigation, environmental litigation, toxic tort litigation, and commercial litigation.

Representative Experience

• Representation of oil and gas companies in lawsuits involving alleged property damage and remediation issues related to historic oil and gas operations
• Representation of chemical companies in lawsuits alleging personal injuries resulting from chemical releases
• Representation of individuals and businesses in contract disputes
  

Education

Richard earned his B.S. in Biochemistry from Louisiana State University in 2000.  He earned his J.D., cum laude, in 2005 from Tulane University Law School where he was articles editor for the Tulane Law Review.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2005; United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, 2006; United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2006

Memberships

• Member, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Oil & Gas Association
  

Articles, Publications and Presentations

• "Reliability Is the Gauge: Recent Daubert Challenges to Experts in Environmental Litigation", Natural Resources & Environment, Vol. 22, No. 4, Spring 2008.

Community Service

• Board of Directors, The ARC Baton Rouge
• Committee Member, Adult Literacy Advocate of Baton Rouge
• Member, Baton Rouge Bar Association, Belly Up with the Bar Committee, 2006-2007