Michael J. O'Connor
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Insurance, Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Product Liability, Toxic Mold, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Medical Malpractice, Employment, Bankruptcy, Appellate, Social Security, Administrative Law, Legal Malpractice, Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Class Actions
20 Corporate Woods Boulevard, 4th Floor, Albany, NY 12211
About Michael J. O'Connor
Practice Areas
- Insurance
- Personal Injury
- Car Accidents
- Product Liability
- Toxic Mold
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Medical Malpractice
- Employment
- Bankruptcy
- Appellate
- Social Security
- Administrative Law
- Legal Malpractice
- Litigation
- Professional Malpractice
- Class Actions
Education
- Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1976J.D.
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award
- University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1978M.B.A.
- Siena College, Loudonville, New York, 1973B.B.A.
- Minor: Accounting & Finance
Representative Cases
- GMAC v. Valenti, 105 F.3d 55 (2nd Circ. 1997)
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute Seminars, Atlanta Georgia
- Speaker, Bankruptcy Seminars, New York State Bar Association
- Speaker, Annual Conference, National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees
- Speaker, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Seminars
- Speaker, Annual Conference, New York State Credit Union Association, 1987 - 1992
- Adjunct Faculty, Business Law, College of St. Rose, 1978 - 1991
- Speaker, Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association Annual Seminars
- Speaker, Bankruptcy Issues, New York Credit Union League
- Speaker, Join Vermont and Northern District of New York Bankruptcy Bar CLE Programs
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1978
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1998
- U.S. Tax Court, 1980
- U.S. Court of International Trade, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
Other Affiliations
- Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1991 - Present
- Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1996 - 1997 (President)
- Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1992 - 1997 (Director)
- American Bar Association, Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, 1985 - 2005 (Member)
- New York State Bar Association, Bankruptcy Committee, 1992 - 2000 (Member)
- Northern District of New York, Bankruptcy - Merit Selection Committee, - 1995 (Chairman)
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 1992 - Present
- National Association of Chapter 7 Trustees
- National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, 1992 - 2014 (Associate Member)
- AARP Attorney Reference Program
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York, 1986 - Present (Appointed Panel Trustee)
- Northern District of New York Local Rules Revision Committee, 1993, 1998, 2000 (Member)
- Northern District of New York, Judicial Merit Selection Committee, - 1994 (Chairman)
- Third Judicial District of New York, Appointed Member of Committee on Character and Fitness, 2009 - Present
- New York State Bar Association, Empire State Counsel Designation, 2014 - 2015
- National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (Member)
- American Bankruptcy Institute (Associate Member)
Past Positions
- Lee & Leforestier, Partner, 1978 - 1991
- Carter, Conboy, Case & Blackmore, Of Counsel, 1991 - 1993
Articles
Published Works
- Contributing Editor, West Bankruptcy Exemption Manual, 2003 - Present
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 39 years of experienceInsurance, Medical Malpractice, Appellate, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Nearby Lawyers
- Insurance
- Personal Injury
- Car Accidents
- Product Liability
- 5.8 miles away
- 5.1 miles away
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