Top Rated Workers' Compensation Attorney in Manchester, NH

Jared O’Connor is an attorney at Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., where he focuses his practice on workers' compensation and personal injurylitigation. His background also includes general civil appellate work. Located in the firm's office in Manchester, New Hampshire, Mr. O’Connor is admitted to practice before all New Hampshire state courts as well as before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He has been with his current firm since September 2015.

In his workers' compensation practice, Mr. O’Connor represents clients throughout the state who have been injured in a workplace accident. While he often assists them with the preparation and filing of the required claim documentation, he also provides advocacy on their behalf in appeals hearings as well as in the courtroom in the event that the claims are disputed, delayed or denied by their employers or the insurance carriers. Mr. O’Connor's personal injury background comes into play in the event that the accident was caused by the negligence or recklessness of a nonemployer third party, which in some cases can lead to a lawsuit separate and distinct from the workers' compensation claim. 

As an undergraduate, Mr. O’Connor attended the University of New Hampshire, where he majored in English and philosophy and received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in 1995. He subsequently decided to pursue a legal education and enrolled at Boston College Law School. He was the editor of the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif before being awarded his Juris Doctor in 2003.