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Michael J. O'Connor

Education

J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School Lansing, MI, 1986
Honors: Dean's List

M.A., Villanova University Villanova, PA, 1983
Major: Political Science

B.A., Villanova University Villanova, PA, 1980
Major: Political Science

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1987
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1988
The United States Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1988
Supreme Court of the United States of America, 1995
The United States Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2006
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Fraternities

  • Sigma Phi Epsilon

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association Member
  • Schuylkill County Bar Association Member
  • Luzerne County Bar Association
    Member
  • Northumberland Bar Association
    Member
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America Member
  • Workplace Injury Litigation Group
    Member, Board of Directors
  • Frackville Rotary Club,
    1988 - Present
    President 1989, 1999
  • Allentown Diocesan Review Board
    Member
  • Knights of Columbus, Frackville
    Supreme Director
    State Deputy
    Past Grand Knight
    Past District Deputy
    Past State Advocate
  • Elks Lodge, Frackville
    Member
  • St. Ann's Church Member, Financial Advisory Board
  • Ancient Order of Hibernians
    Member
  • Brehon Law Society, Philadelphia
    Member

Representative Cases

  • Leib v. Leib, 583 A.2d 483 (Pa.Super. 1990)

Past Employment Positions

  • Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas, Hon. Cyrus Palmer Dolbin Law Clerk, 1991

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