Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury
Licensed in Florida since: 1983
Education: University of Florida Levin College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2024 O'Connor Haftel & Angell
800 North Magnolia Ave.Suite 1350
Orlando, FL 32803 Phone: 407-843-2100 Email: Dennis R. O'Connor Visit website
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AREAS OF PRACTICE: Government Tort and Statutory Liability; Personal Injury and Wrongful Death; Insurance Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; First Party Insurance Claims; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Professional Negligence; Construction Law; Transportation Law.
First Admitted: 1983, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://ohalaw.com
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/Awards:
- 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:
Industry Groups:
- Automotive
- Business
- Government
- Insurance
- Medical
- Trucking
Office location for Dennis R. O'Connor
800 North Magnolia Ave.
Suite 1350
Orlando, FL 32803
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