For almost 40 years, Bob Connor has focused his practice on admiralty and maritime law. Throughout his career, he has participated in numerous complex litigation matters, many of which have involved cargo claims and subrogation. As well, Bob has been involved in matters in the aviation industry and represents a major airline in defending cargo claims, as well as baggage and ticket disputes.
Bob is the current Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Maritime Law Association of the United States. He has also served as Vice Chairman and Chairman of the association's Carriage of Goods Committee. Bob participated in the drafting of the MLA proposed changes to U.S. COGSA which became the basis for the now proposed Rotterdam Rules as adopted by the United Nations.
Bob has been involved in several notable cases, including the APL China container loss in 1999, the 1997 Carla break-up, and a recovery against FedEx in 2000 that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court wherein the full value of a shipment of computer wafers was recovered, rather than the minimal weight limitation.
In 1971 Bob earned his A.B. from Syracuse University. He then went on to attain his juris doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 1974. Bob joined the firm of Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston in 1974 and focused his practice on marine cargo subrogation claims. In 1995, he became the head of the Cargo Recovery Department, a position he held until 2004, when he joined McDermott & Radzik. Bob joined Marshall Dennehey in 2009.
From 2011 to the present, Bob has attained the distinction of being identified by his peers as a New York Metro Super Lawyer and received an AV Preeminent peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell. He was recently elected president of the Trustees of the Rye Presbyterian Church in Rye, New York.
Honors & awards
AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
New York Metro Super Lawyer
2011-2019
Year joined
2009
Thought Leadership
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 21, 2017
Five attorneys from the Manhattan office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin and one from the firm's Mount Laurel, New Jersey office, have been selected to the 2017 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine.
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 22, 2016
Six attorneys from the Manhattan office of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin have been selected to the 2016 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine.
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 6, 2015
Six attorneys from the New York offices of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin have been recognized in the 2015 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine.
How Would You Feel If Your $4,179,938 Yacht Was Dropped During Unloading From the Vessel and You Received a Check for $500?
New York
Maritime Litigation
March 1, 2012
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Classes/Seminars Taught
Pitfalls and Obstacles to Avoid in Multimodal Movements. Does COGSA or the Carmack Amendment Apply?, Traveler Marine Subrogation Department, July 2011