Michael F. O'Connor
Location:
North Haven, Connecticut
Phone:
203-285-3593
866-530-7228 (Toll Free)
866-530-7228 (Toll Free)
Fax:
203-234-6330
E-mail:
Michael F. O'Connor practicing in Personal Injury.
Products Liability / Defective ProductsCar and Motorcycle Accidents
Trucking Accidents
Premises Liability
Year Joined Firm
- 1990
Areas of Practice
- Premises Liability
- Personal Injury Claims
- Municipal Liability
- Products Liability
Litigation Percentage
- 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1990
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1991
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Connecticut, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2004
Education
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut
- Villanova University
- B.S.
- Honors: Member, Phi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor
- Major: Political Science
- Minor: English
- Minor: Religion
Published Works
- The Basic Principles of Civil Trial Practice and Procedures in Connecticut, (Co-Author), 1998
- Personal Injury Settlements in Connecticut, (Co-Author), 1999
- Personal Injury Settlements in Connecticut, (Co-Author), 2001
- The Automobile Injury Case for Paralegals in Connecticut, (Co-Author), 1999
- Essential Litigation Skills for Paralegals, 2000
Representative Cases
- Elliott v. Waterbury, 245 Conn. 385 (1998)
- Wenc v. New London, 235 Conn. 408 (1995)
- Placa v. Ahern, 42 Conn. App. 902 (1996)
- Pimental v. Cherne Industries, 46 Conn. App. 142 (1997)
- McCann v. New Haven, 33 Conn. App. 56 (1993)
- Demchak v. Connecticut, 83 Conn. App. 86 (2004)
- Bunch v. Danbury, 94 Fed. Appt. 10 (2004)
- Schwartz v. Stevenson, 31 Conn. App. 581 (1995)
- Passion v. Nationwide, 219 Conn. 764 (1991)
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker, Arbitrator/Mediator, Resolute Systems, Inc.
Honors and Awards
- Voted a SuperLawyer as seen in Connecticut Magazine, 2006 - Present
- Voted a SuperLawyer, New England Region
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Association for Justice
- Connecticut Bar Association
- New Haven Bar Association
- New Haven Superior Courts, Arbitrator/Mediator
- Meriden Superior Courts, Arbitrator/Mediator
- Resolute Systems, Inc., Arbitrator/Mediator
Past Employment Positions
- The Hon. Stuart M. Schimelman, Clerk, 1989
- Cella, McKeon & Williams, P.C., Associate, 1990 - 1996
- Cella, McKeon & Williams, P.C., Partner, 1997 - 2002
Fraternities/Sororities
- Delta Tau Delta
- Pi Sigma Alpha
