Conner Kempe: A Biography

Conner Kempe, currently a student at the Stetson School of Law, grew up in Florida with parents Joe and Tami, and three younger siblings, Kirby, Colby, and Kylie. He attended the Benjamin School, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, from 1994 to 2008. Here, Conner Kempe excelled in sports and academics alike, and was also the president of the Chess Club. Most notably, Conner Kempe was a top-rated football player, breaking all of the Benjamin School’s career passing records as a varsity quarterback.

When it came time for Conner Kempe to attend college, he was approached by numerous colleges and universities that offered attractive football scholarships, Additionaly, Ivy League schools like Harvard, Penn, Yale, Brown, and Princeton were only a few of the nation’s top schools that opened their doors to Conner Kempe. Ultimately, he settled on Dartmouth College in Pennsylvania, which would allow him to focus equally on sports and academics.

Conner Kempe majored in economics, on a money, banking, and finance track. After studying abroad in Sydney, Australia, Conner Kempe returned to campus to take part in immersive summer economics programs and to write a senior thesis about start-ups and parent companies. Conner Kempe continued to show his prowess on the football field, and was ranked among the top three Dartmouth players in the school’s history for total career passing yards, completions, and total yards. He also won numerous awards for his football talents, including Ivy League Rookie of the Week and multiple spots on the Ivy League Football Honor Roll.

While a student at Dartmouth, Conner Kempe secured an internship with Congressman Thomas J. Rooney (R-FL, 16^th District) that took him to Washington, D.C., the summer before his senior year. He had also previously worked at his father’s law firm, learning about estate planning and wealth management. These experiences led Conner Kempe to apply to law schools. He was accepted to twenty different programs, some with scholarships, but chose to attend the Stetson School of Law in Gulfport, FL. Stetson is ranked #1 in Trial Advocacy, #3 in Legal Writing, and is regarded in Elder Law. He expects to graduate in 2015.