TERENCE P. O'CONNOR (AV Rated)

Terry O'Connor is a 1980 graduate of St. Lawrence University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. In pursuing his B.S. degree, he also attended the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Terry received his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1983. Terry is admitted to practice in the State of New York and in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Terry is a trial lawyer who spends most of his time defending physicians, manufacturers and small businesses. In defending physicians, he has handled cases ranging from licensing proceedings to wrongful death cases to birth trauma cases. In the manufacturing field, his experience includes the defense of automobile manufacturers and manufacturers of ordinary household products.

An appointed member of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Medical Malpractice, Terry has served in the past as an arbitrator and he frequently lectures on trial practice as well as medical/legal issues for the New York State Bar Association, Albany Law School and at the Albany Medical Center Hospital. Terry was recently appointed to the Council on Peer Review for the Dental Society of the State of New York.

Areas of Practice

• Professional Liability (Medical, Legal, Dental, Architectural, Chiropractic)
• Products Liability
• General Liability
• Commercial Litigation

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1983
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1985

Education

• Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1983
  J.D.
  
  
• St Lawrence University, Canton, NY, USA, 1980
  B.S.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa
  
  
• University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1978
  
  

Representative Cases

• Franzon v. Massena Memorial Hospital, 89 F.Supp.2d 270 (N.D.N.Y. 2000)
• Franzon v. Massena Memorial Hospital, 189 F.R.D. 220 (N.D.N.Y. 1999)
• Franzon v. Massena Memorial Hospital, 32 F.Supp.2d 528 (N.D.N.Y. 1998)
• Sweet v. Sheahan, 1999 WL 1011921 (N.D.N.Y. 1999)
• Horner v. Way, 257 A.D.2d 819, 684 N.Y.S.2d 36 (NY 1999)
• Raucci v. Town of Rotterdam, 902 F.2d 1050 (2d Cir. 1990)
• Aerojet Properties v. State of NY, 138 AD2d 39 (3d Dept. 1988)
• Fiacco v. City of Rensselaer, 663 F.Supp. 743 (N.D.N.Y. 1987)
• Fiacco v. City of Rensselaer, 783 F.2d 319 (2d Cir. 1986)
• Byers v. Tudge, 117 AD2d 912 (3d Dept. 1986)

References

• Deborah Hendrickson, Director of Claims, Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers, Rochester, New York
• Mark J. Stenner, Claims Consultant, MMI/St. Paul Insurance, Deerfield, Illinois
• Toni Reale, Administrators for the Professions of Delaware, Inc., Lake Success, New York
• Arnold Bein, Litigation Supervisor, Caronia Corporation, Melville, New York
• Kathleen Picciocca, RN, CPHQ, Director of Quality Management Services, St. Mary's Hospital, Amsterdam, New York
• Taylor Wyand, Esq., Legal Team, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Power Advocacy: Achieving Maximum Jury Impact During Trial, New York State Bar Association
• Practical Skills Basic Civil Practice: The Trial, New York State Bar Association
• Expert Testimony in Federal Court After Daubert and New Rule 26-From Discovery Through Trial, New York State Bar Association, May 21, 1997
• Medicine in the Courtroom, New York State Bar Association, December 12, 1997
• Cross Examining Plaintiff's Experts in Federal Court, New York State Bar Association
• How to Handle a Neck and Back Injury Case, New York State Bar Association, November 20, 1998
• Jury Selection Techniques: The Basics for the Civil Practitioner, New York State Bar Association, May 14, 1999
• Proving and Defending Damages, New York State Bar Association, June 4, 1999
• Risk Management Course, Dental Society of New York, Third and Fourth Districts and the Greater New York Dental Conference
• Lecturer, Trial Practice and Medical/Legal Issues, New York State Bar Association
• Lecturer, Trial Practice and Medical/Legal Issues, Albany Law School
• Lecturer, Trial Practice and Medical/Legal Issues, Albany Medical Center Hospital

Honors and Awards

• New York State Bar Association 1998 President's Pro Bono Service Law Firm Award
• Martindale Hubbell - AV rated-very high to preeminent
• Best Lawyers of America Consumer Guide

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Center for the Disabled, Board of Directors, 1984 - Present
  
  
• New York State Dental Society, Peer Review Committee, 1994 - 1997
  
  
• New York State Bar Association
  Member, Committee on Medical Malpractice
  
  
• Dental Society of the State of New York
  Member, Council on Peer Review
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Carter, Conboy, Case, Blackmore, Maloney & Laird, P.C., Managing Partner, 1983 - 1994

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Omicron Delta Kappa