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Malcolm Pollard McConnell III, a Richmond attorney who died on August 23, 2025, is honored for his 38-year legal career advocating for people in need

Served as lead medical malpractice attorney at Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen since 2001 and was one of few attorneys nationally board-certified in medical malpractice law by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys

Named Richmond's Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America in 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2024, and received the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys-Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Civility and Professionalism Award in 2024

Achieved a Guinness World Record in 1992 for swimming in the longest continuous relay swim at 300 consecutive hours, and completed seven Chesapeake Bay crossings and two Potomac River mouth crossings

Resolution directs the Clerk of the Senate to prepare a copy for presentation to his surviving family, including wife Virginia and children Malcolm IV and Vallie