Scott J. Connolly

Senior Attorney

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Scott represents and advises corporations, financial institutions, and non-profits in all aspects of employment law. He regularly assists employers with managing the hiring process, employee discipline and terminations, compliance with state and federal employment laws, and drafting personnel policies, employee handbooks, and employment-related agreements such as non-competition, non-solicitation and severance agreements and employment contracts. Scott also regularly represents clients in state and federal courts and agencies in cases involving claims of employment discrimination, harassment, unlawful retaliation, wrongful termination, wage-hour violations, and in the litigation of non-compete and trade secret matters.

Before joining Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, Scott was a litigation and employment law associate at Ropes & Gray LLP, where he focused on management-side employment law. Scott has written many articles and newsletters on employment law issues.

Scott graduated cum laude from Harvard College. He earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from Boston College Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Boston College Law Review. Prior to attending law school, Scott served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Marines and attained the rank of captain.