Joseph E. O'Connor
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Kingston, NY
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Joseph has been practicing law for over twenty years and is currently the managing partner of the firm. He is a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley and relies on his connections to the community to best serve his clients. Joseph graduated from Brown University in 1993 and played both division one football and golf for the Brown Bears. He graduated from St. John’s University School of Law in 1996. Joseph dedicates a majority of his time to representing seriously and catastrophically injured individuals harmed by construction, motor vehicle, motorcycle, and bicycle accidents, as well as those harmed by defective products.
Joseph is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of New York. He has been admitted pro hac vice in New Jersey, Utah, and Texas.
Joseph is on the Board of Directors for the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. He regularly presents Continuing Legal Education lectures, statewide and nationally. Joseph is a member of the American Association for Justice, the New York State Judicial Screening Committee, the American Bar Association, the Ulster County Bar Association, and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joseph has continuously been named as one of the top 25 lawyers of the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York by Super Lawyers for 2015 through 2021. He carries a Martindale-Hubbell A.V. Preeminent rating, as well as a perfect 10 rating with AVVO. Many of his cases have been featured on television, including the Today Show and Anderson 360. The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the New York Journal have all featured cases he litigated.
- 90%Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10%Criminal Defense
Animal Bites, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Construction Accident, Brain Injury, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Arrest & Arraignment, Felony, Misdemeanor
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2022
Top Lists
- Top 50: 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2022 Hudson Valley Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2021 Hudson Valley Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2020 Hudson Valley Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2019 Hudson Valley Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2018 Hudson Valley Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2017 Hudson Valley Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2016 Hudson Valley Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers
- Top 25: 2015 Hudson Valley Super Lawyers
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About Joseph E. O'Connor
First Admitted: 1998, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.oconnorpersonalinjury.com/attorneys/joseph-e-oco...
Bar/Professional Activity
- New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Board Member
- Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Board Member
- Bicycle/AAJ-American Association for Justice, Member
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York 2013-Present
- Dutchess County Bar Association
- Orange County Bar Association
- New York State Judicial Screening Committees, Member
- U.S. District Court Northern New Jersey
- Appointed to the NY Governor's Third Judicial Department Judicial Screening Committee 2009-Present
- New York State Bar Association 1997-Present
- Ulster County Bar Association 1999-Present
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 2006-Present
- American Association for Justice 2006-Present
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 2012-Present
- Ulster County Criminal Defense Bar Association 1999-Present
- American Bar Association 1998-Present
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association 1999-Present
Pro bono/Community Service
- People's Place of Ulster County
- Board of Directors – Bardavon Theater
- Board of Directors – Ulster Performing Arts Center
- Make a Wish of the Hudson Valley
Verdicts/Settlements
- Grant v. Nembhard, 94 A.D. 3d 1397
- Coole-Mahew v Timm, 18 A.D. 3d 948, 2005
- $7,770,000.00 2019 Orange County Case Construction Worker Injured At Work Place $7,000,000.00 2013 Ulster County Case Infant Sustained A Brain Injury As A Result Of A Car Accident $6,000,000.00 2019 Dutchess County Case Woman Injured In A Two-Car Collision While Riding In A Defective Car $4,900,000.00 2019 Ulster County Case Woman Injured By Product Liability $3,500,000.00 2015 Sullivan County Case Plaintiffs Were Injured Riding On A Motorcycle $3,350,000.00 2013 Sullivan County Case Man Was Injured When He Fell Off A Roof Working
- $2,588,000.00 2017 Ulster County Case Retired Police Sergeant Injured In Fall On The Job $2,250,000.00 2014 Westchester County Case Professional Woman Injured In A Rear-End Collision $2,050,000.00 2020 Ulster County Case Woman Injured When Hit On Bicycle By Truck $1,985,000.00 2019 United States District Court $1,900,000.00 2019 Ulster County Court Bicyclist Hit By Car $1,900,000.00 2018 Ulster County/Court Of Claims Plaintiff Was Injured On Work Site
- $1,500,000.00 2013 Ulster County Case Motorcyclist Rear-Ended $1,500,000.00 2019 Ulster County Case Bicyclist Injured By Motor Vehicle $1,400,000.00 2019 Ulster County Case Woman Injured In Home $1,400,000.00 2010 Ulster County Case Man Injured In Motor Vehicle Accident
- $1,900,000 Ulster County Case, Bicyclist Injured by Motor Vehicle $1,850,000 Ulster County Case, Bicyclist Injured by Motor Vehicle, 2020
Educational Background
- St. John's University School of Law, Jamaica, New York J.D., 1997
- Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island B.A. Honors: Dean's List, 1992
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, Truckers Using Illegal Substances to Combat Sleep Deprivation, The Lawyer's Logbook, 2014
- National Trial Lawyers Association, Lecturer
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Police Emerald Society of the Hudson Valley-Irishmen of the Year https://peshv.com/irishmen-of-the-year, 2019
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, 2013
Videos
- Joseph E. O'Connor, Firm Overview, 2020
Honors/Awards
- Top 25 Attorneys in Upstate New York, Super Lawyers, 2020
- Top 25 Attorneys in Upstate New York, Super Lawyers, 2019
- Top 25 Attorneys in Upstate New York, Super Lawyers, 2018
- Top 25 Attorneys in Upstate New York, Super Lawyers, 2017
- Top 25 Attorneys in Upstate New York, Super Lawyers, 2016
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2014
- Top Attorneys in Upstate New York, Hudson Valley Magazine, 2014
- 2014 Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Thomas Reuters, 2014
- 2013 Upstate New York Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer, 2013
- Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2013
- Top Settlements of 2013, New York Law Journal, 2013
- Top Attorneys in New York, New York Times, 2012
- Martindale-Hubbell A.V. Preeminent rating as well as a perfect 10 rating with AVVO
- Martindale-Hubbell A.V. Preeminent rating as well as a perfect 10 rating with AVVO
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Last Updated: 5/15/2022