Ted
A. Connor brings years of thorough and distinguished civil
litigation experience to Kring & Chung, LLP. Although he
has substantial transactional experience, Mr. Connor’s
forte is the litigation and trial of complex construction and
business disputes. He has represented hundreds of businesses
and individuals in a variety of complex disputes from severe
personal injuries to property damage claims in excess of $10
million.
Born in Joliet, Illinois, Mr. Connor graduated at the top
of his class at Joliet Catholic High School in Illinois where
he lettered on the 1979 State Championship football team and
learned to fly general aviation aircraft. He went on to the
University of Notre Dame, where he made Dean’s List,
completed the London Government Program and graduated with
a B.A. in Government Studies in 1984.
Mr. Connor graduated from the University of San Diego in
May 1987, with commendations on Moot Court competitions while
clerking for a firm in Pacific Beach, California. Mr. Connor
was admitted to practice in California in 1987 and was admitted
to practice in Illinois in 1998.
After graduation, Mr. Connor immediately joined a commercial
real estate litigation practice, and his experience now includes
numerous trials, arbitrations and mediations in business litigation,
real estate disputes, title insurance claims, complex construction
defect claims, product liability claims, insurance bad faith
claims, the defense of securities fraud claims, and the defense
and prosecution of personal injury actions. The greatest part
of Mr. Connor’s practice has involved the defense of
complex civil actions at the request of insurers.
Mr. Connor spent the first nine years of
his practice in San Diego and La Jolla. He relocated to Orange
County to open
and manage a new law office in 1996. Mr. Connor joined Kring & Chung
in 1999 and maintains his diverse practice with the firm.
Mr. Connor is deeply involved in community
outreach efforts, having been recognized as Attorney of the
Year and Outstanding
Match of the Year for his work with Juvenile Hall parolees.
He has also served as president and director of the Golden
Triangle Chamber of Commerce in San Diego, California.
Mr. Connor is an avid skier, water skier and mariner.
