David Connolly Vice Chair R.E. Law Group Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
Name: David Connolly
Title: Vice Chair, Real Estate Law Group
Company: Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
Location: Boston, Mass., Providence, R.I., Concord, N.H.
Birthplace and Year: Cambridge, Mass. 1963
Family: Wife Christine and three children ages 10, 9 and 5
College: Cornell Law School, J.D., 1988; Harvard University, B.A., 1985
First job outside of real estate: During college and summers I was a painter.
First job in current field: I first worked at Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster as a summer associate and first year associate.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP is a full-service law firm of more than 120 lawyers with offices located throughout New England.
Hobbies: Spending time with family, coaching little league, fishing and golf.
Favorite book: Don Quixote
Favorite movie: Stripes
Keys to success: Being responsive to clients, providing thoughtful and cost-effective advice and treating clients as I would want to be treated.
Person you admire most (outside of family): Members of the U.S. Armed Forces
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Own and operate a restaurant.
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