Overview
Richard Catenacci has over 40 years of litigation experience in diverse areas of law, with a focus on federal trial practice. Rich is considered a fierce appellate advocate, having argued more than 200 appeals. With more than 100 jury and bench trials in the state and federal courts, he was among the first lawyers to be Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney.
For more than 30 years, Rich has been an active member and has held numerous leadership positions in the American Bar Association, having chaired five different committees of the Litigation Section. He also served in various leadership roles in the Federal Bar, New Jersey State Bar, and Essex County Bar Associations.
Rich was a member of the Board of Editors and Case Editor of the Notre Dame Law Review. Thereafter, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney from 1966-1968, when he joined Connell Foley LLP. He has served the firm as a member of the Executive Committee, a Managing Partner and as Chairman. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Notre Dame Law Association for almost 30 years, having served in various positions, including President.
Practice Areas
Clerkships
- Honorable Robert Shaw, United States District Judge, District of New Jersey
Education
University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1965)
University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1962)
Admissions
- New Jersey
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- United States Supreme Court