Christopher G. Donnelly is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP's Newark office and serves as Vice-Chair of the firm’s Northeast Coverage practice team. Mr. Donnelly's practice primarily focuses on the defense of clients in various industries. Chris has extensive experience handling cases in state and federal court, at both the trial and the appellate level. He possesses diverse litigation experience, and he regularly represents clients in commercial litigation, construction defect, products liability, premises liability, construction accident, transportation, breach of contract, wrongful death, and all manner of complex and catastrophic tort matters.

Mr. Donnelly also dedicates a significant portion of his practice to insurance coverage matters, which includes providing coverage opinions to insurers, as well as representing insurers in declaratory judgment and bad faith actions.

Mr. Donnelly practice often involves the defense of motor carriers, freight brokers, manufacturers of industrial and consumer products, construction contractors, real estate developers, builders, and engineers. He also specializes in the defense of clients in the aviation industry. His aviation practice includes the defense of FBOs, aviation vendors, airport authorities, aircraft mechanics, pilots, and airports.

He received his law degree from Tulane University Law School. While attending law school, Mr. Donnelly served as a student attorney with Tulane Law School's Civil Rights and Federal Practice Clinic and as a teaching assistant for the Trial Advocacy program. He also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Michael Hanzman of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida.

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