Greg joined Connelly Law Offices after interning for two summers as a summer associate. His practice focuses primarily on representing individuals impacted by employment discrimination and police misconduct, as well as personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance bad faith.

Greg graduated summa cum laude from Macalester College, where he majored in history. He then earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School graduating cum laude. As a student, he represented individuals in discrimination and free speech cases as part of the Michigan Civil Rights Litigation Initiative, as well as working to appeal unjust convictions in the Criminal Appellate Clinic. He also served as a founding member helping to launch the National Plaintiffs Law Association.

Admitted to Practice

• All Washington State Courts
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Education

• University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2024
  • Dean’s Scholarship, Executive Editor - Journal of Law Reform, Co-Chair Organization of Public Interest Students, Co-Chair Plaintiffs Law Association, Winner of 2024 Michigan Difference Award
• Macalester College, B.A. History, minors in Political Science and Legal Studies, summa cum laude, 2018

Memberships & Affiliations

• Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ)
  • EAGLE member (2024-Present)
• Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Section
  • Law School Liaison
• Tacoma Old Town Business and Professional Association
  • Secretary

Representative Cases

• Chen v. Department of Children, Youth, and Families, No. 16-cv-1877 (W.D. Wash. 2025). Represented mother against the State of Washington for wrongfully removing three-year old autistic child from parents’ custody and causing mother to be falsely prosecuted for criminal neglect. After trial, jury returned total verdict of $7 million for family, the largest wrongful-removal verdict in state history. (Seattle Times: Washington department wrongly removed boy from family’s home, jury finds).

• L.M. v. State of Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (2026). $2.8 million settlement on behalf of a woman who was repeatedly groomed and sexually abused as a minor while subject to guardianship in multiple foster homes.

• Lubbes v. Armstrong Roofing, et al. (2026). $1 million policy limits settlement on behalf of a mother and daughter against their landlord and his company, alleging a failure to warn of a known, violent predator stalking the premises, allowing the mother to be stabbed repeatedly while attempting to rescue a neighbor.

• T.S. v. State of Washington, Department of Children, Youth, and Families (2025). $1.3875 million jury verdict after a three-week jury trial for a young woman who was raped by a foster parent while subject to a guardianship during a respite care stay.

• Cromartie et al. v. Pierce County (2024). $1.325 million settlement on behalf of six Facilities Management Department employees who were subjected to racial discrimination (https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article295766984.htm).