Dennis R. O'Connor

Bar / Professional Activity

• Florida Bar Foundation Legal Assistance for Poor (Past member)
• SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES:
• Parent Resource Center (Past Board of Directors)
• Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar (Board of Trustees, 1987 - 1996, Past President)
• Defense Research Institute
• Ninth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominations Commission (Past member)
• Orange County Bar Association (Fee Arbitration Committee, past member)
• American Board of Trial Advocate (ABOTA); President - 2013
• Children's Home Society (Past President)
• Florida Legal Services (Past member, Board of Directors)
• Ninth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee (Past member)
• The Florida Bar (Trial Lawyers Section member; Board of Governors Young Lawyers Division, 1992-1997; Civil Procedure Rules Committee, Past member)
• BAR ADMISSIONS: Florida, 1983; U.S. District Court, Middle Districts of Florida; U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
• Crisis Nursery (Past Board of Directors)
• Leading Florida Lawyers
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Dennis O’Connor has tried over 319 Civil Jury Trials

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar  (continuously since 1992)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Diplomat

Honors

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2014
• Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year, American Board of Trial Lawyers (ABOTA), 2020
• Selected by peers as Top Attorneys in Florida - American Registry (2012)
• Selected in the Guide to Leading Florida Attorneys in the area of personal injury defense law
• Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer (1992-2002) – Re-certified 2002, 2007 - Present
• Selected as Orlando Top Lawyer - Orlando Home and Leisure Magazine (2011 and 2012)
• Selected as Florida “Super Lawyer” (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013)
• 2009 Leading Providers Attorneys for the Southeastern United States - Forbes Magazine
• Diplomate, American Board of Trial Advocates. (1999 - Present

Educational Background

• University of Florida (1980 B.A., Gold Key), 1977-1980
• University of Florida College of Law (1983, J.D., University of Florida Moot Court Team), 1981-1983

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Make/Manage Objection at Trial - NBI (2000) (Lecture)
• Superior Deposition Strategies - NBI (2001) (Lecture)
• The Basics of Cross Examination - NBI (2001) (Lecture)
• First Civil Trial - NBI (2005) (Lecture)
• Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with Rambo Litigator (Lecture)
• Powerfrul Techniques for Direct and Cross Examination - NBI (2008) (Lecture)
• ABOTA - Masters in Trial - A trial Demonstration Seminar - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2008 (Teach)
• Advance Trial Advocacy Seminar - 2023 (Teach)
• LEGAL WRITINGS/CLE/TEACHING SEMINARS: Frequent lecturer on issues related to insurance and personal injury defense:

• Automotive
• Business
• Government
• Insurance
• Medical
• Trucking