2018 Alumni Medalist John C. Connell '76CC
Channel: Columbia Alumni
Date: 2018-10-10

John C. Connell, Esq.’76CC is a partner/shareholder with the law firm of Archer & Greiner, P.C., in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where he practices civil litigation as a first-chair trial attorney in jury and bench trials and appeals in state and federal courts. As the head of the firm’s Appellate Advocacy and the Media and Communications Law Groups, he recently appeared as counsel of record to argue before the Supreme Court of the United States, representing Simon Shiao Tam in Matal v. Tam, obtaining a favorable 8-0 decision in a precedential trademark/First Amendment dispute. John has been actively involved as an ARC member for almost 35 years and has chaired the regional Southern New Jersey ARC for some 25 years. He is a Class Agent for ’76CC and has been active on the Reunion Committee. John has also served as Chair of the Columbia University Club of Philadelphia (CUCP), which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary as the oldest alumni club outside of New York City. He has made a concerted effort to include the representation and participation of all divisions of the University among CUCP’s members and leadership. During John’s tenure as chair, CUCP was recognized in 2015 with the Domestic Club of Excellence Award. He is also a member of the Columbia Alumni Association’s Associations and Clubs Committee. Three of his four children are Columbia College alums.