Mar 2014–Present
Current role
Partner
Dowd Bennett LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
Environmental LawHealth LawLegalCorporate LawEmployment / Labor Law
-Partner (2024- Present)
-Associate (2014-Present)
About
Stacy Connelly focuses his practice on commercial litigation in state and federal courts. He represents clients across a variety of industries in the areas of healthcare litigation, product liability, and environmental litigation. Stacy is involved in all phases of litigation, including case strategy, discovery, trial and appeal.
Stacy is involved with both the defense and prosecution of matters that include the False Claim Act, breach of contract, employment, and fraud. He also advises clients on regulatory and compliance issues.
Prior to joining Dowd Bennett, Stacy worked as an associate in the St. Louis office of a large defense firm where he practiced in the areas of corporate defense, product liability, and toxic tort litigation.
Roles
Aug 2012–Mar 2014
Former role
Associate
Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
AttorneyLegalCorporate Law
Aug 2011–Aug 2012
Former role
Law Clerk
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
(appointed)Missouri
Law ClerkResearchLegal Clerk
Served as law clerk to the Honorable Kathianne Knaup Crane, researching and drafting opinions, orders, and bench memoranda.
Mar 2011–Aug 2011
Former role
Law Clerk
Dowd Bennett LLP
Clayton, Missouri
Law ClerkResearchLegal Clerk
Aug 2010–Dec 2010
Former role
Intern
U.S. Attorney’s Office
(appointed)Missouri
ResearchLegal AssistantLegal
May 2010–Aug 2010
Former role
Judicial Extern
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
(appointed)Missouri
ResearchLegal AssistantLegal
Served as Judicial Extern to the Honorable Raymond Gruender, researching and drafting opinions, orders, and bench memoranda.
Aug 2009–Jun 2010
Former role
Graduate Assistant
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
ResearchSocial ScienceLegal
Researched legal and social science issues including religious discrimination in the workplace and distance learning.
Created reports to respond to accreditation surveys.
Jun 2008–Aug 2011
Former role
Research Assistant for Elizabeth Pendo
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
ResearchLegal AssistantSocial ScienceLegal
Researched legal and social science issues including health law, disability discrimination, health care finance, and employment discrimination.
Researched and drafted footnotes for two published articles.
Apr 2006–Jul 2007
Former role
Manager
Pappadeaux
Customer Service Manager
Interviewed, trained, and continuously educated new and current employees.
Supervised, scheduled, and motivated a staff of up to forty-five.
Investigated and resolved food quality and service complaints to ensure guest satisfaction.
Implemented new scheduling strategy at the host stand which decreased labor cost by 30%.
Maintained day-to-day accounting records for daily sales of up to $25,000 and yearly sales of $4.8 million.
Representative matters
Experience
August 2025
Obtained favorable settlement for pro bono client on employment discrimination claims against a former employer.