Mr. Conners is of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the litigation group.  His practice focuses primarily on white collar crime and corporate compliance.

Career highlights include:

• Numerous federal jury trials, including two acquittals
• Successfully representing multiple clients in preventing criminal charges being filed by the government

Mr. Conners is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association.

Mr. Conners has made numerous presentations involving federal trial practice, federal criminal procedure and federal sentencing issues.  He has also made presentations on corporate compliance programs, money laundering compliance, corporate internal investigations and the role of forensic accountants in fraud, tax and corporate internal investigations.

Mr. Conners received his J.D. from The Ohio State University College of Law and his B.A from the University of California at Berkley where he was Phi Beta Kappa.

Mr. Conners is a former Assistant United States Attorney.

Professional and Community Activities

• Chairman of the selection committee for the Federal Public Defender, 2006