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Attorney Michael O’Connor Shares Memories of Pope Francis with WNEP
O’Connor Law Attorneys Named to 2025 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
O’Connor Law Attorneys Receive 2023 Best Lawyers Recognitions
O’Connor Law Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyer and Rising Star
O’Connor Law’s Attorneys Named Super Lawyer and Rising Star 2022
Attorneys O’Connor and Mullery Join Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Pile-Up Accident on Interstate 81
O’Connor Law Named Best Law Firm and Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers 2022
O’Connor Law Helps Spread Christmas Cheer
Attorney Michael J. O’Connor Named to Super Lawyers List 2016
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Attorney Michael J. O’Connor Named Super Lawyer for 11th Year
Attorney William Kovalcik Speaks at Workers’ compensation Seminar as a Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist
Congratulations Once Again to O’Connor Law for Making the 2013 Best Places to Work in PA List
O’Connor Law Named to List of Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania 2013
Staff of O’Connor Law Explores the Lofty Tunnel
Two Attorneys at O’Connor Law Top the 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List
Attorney William A. Kovalcik of O’Connor Law Receive Certification in Workers’ Comp Law
Attorney Michael J. O’Connor of O’Connor Law Named to Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Frackville Lawyer to Help Judge Compatriots
Attorney Michael J. O’Connor Selected as a Hearing Committee Member Serving The Disciplinary Board of The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania.
Attorney Michael J. O’Connor Featured in USA Today as one of the Legal Elite
Knights of Columbus – 129 years of doing good works
Michael J. O’Connor Supports Joe Snedeker, WNEP, and St. Joseph’s Center in Annual “Go Joe”
Working hard for injured workers across Pennsylvania
Attorney O’Connor Named Chair Of The Workers Compensation And Workplace Injury Section At The 2010 The American Association of Justice
Attorney Michael J. O’Connor Reelected To Knight Of Columbus Supreme Board Of Directors
O'Connor Law To Attend Centro Hispano Daniel Torres 7th Annual Greater Reading “Sabor Latino” Music Festival
O’Connor Law Welcomes Newest Member Attorney Steven O. Spahr
Michael J. O’Connor Named Chair Of The Workers Compensation And Workplace Injury Section At The 2010 American Association For Justice
O’Connor Celebrates 20 Years of Business
PA State Council of Knights of Columbus Elects Attorney Michael J. O’Connor Sate Deputy
Michael J. O’Connor Named PA Super Lawyer Eighth Year in a Row (2004-2011)
Attorney O’Connor Admitted to United States District Court and Qualified to File Federal Cases
O’Connor and Staff Attend 37th Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Convention
O’Connor Speaks at Sun Valley, Idaho Seminar
Martindale-Hubbell Recognizes O’Connor as AV Rated Attorney
Attorneys Attend 10th Anniversary of WILG
O’Connor Attends Drug Law Seminar
O’Connor Attends Conference about Vioxx
O’Connor Helps Sponsor PA Building & Trades Convention
Michael J. O’Connor Named PA Super Lawyer
Law Firm of O’Connor Law Attends WILG Conference
Dufallo on Panel at Workers’ Compensation Conference
Attorneys Attend 10th Anniversary Conference of WILG
Workers’ Compensation Seminar to BCTGM Union
Dufallo Speaker at Las Vegas Conference
Law Firm of O’Connor Law Attends WILG Conference
Workers’ Compensation Seminar to PACE Union
Kovalick Joins O’Connor Law
Two Attorneys at O’Connor Law Top the 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer List
AAJ Winter Convention: Miami Beach, Florida
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