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Matthew Joseph O'Connor
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Pros
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Highly skilled and experienced lawyer who is passionate about his clients' cases
“Matt is a bulldog in the courtroom. Everytime we met resistance from the prosecutor by defending ourselves. Like more charges against us, or charges levied at other family members he never blinked and stood tall and never backed down.”
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Provides personalized attention and makes clients feel like a priority
“I could use all of the cliches but they wouldn't do him justice for the job he did. What I will say is that without Matthew it is hard telling where our lives would be.”
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Consistently achieves favorable outcomes for clients
“Needless to say we won hands down. Watching how other attorneys reacted to Matt confirmed to me what kind of lawyer he is.”
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Excellent communication and keeps clients informed throughout the process
“I always knew what was going on in my case and what was expected of me. I cannot say enough how well I was taken care of by Matthew and his staff, they are first rate.”
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Respected and admired by peers in the legal community
“The fact that he is a two time Super Lawyer by his peers says alot about him and his talents.”
Cons
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Occasional issues with follow-through and attention to detail in some cases
“After finally reaching an agreement with the opposing counsel, they refused to honor the agreement. Unfortunately, Mr O'Connor did nothing to see that the agreement was honored; he made absolutely no effort on my behalf.”
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Potential for impatience or condescending behavior with some clients
“Rather than explain what the Judge's expectations would be, how best to answer questions, and walking me through the process, he belittled me and even yelled at me.”
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03 Nov, 2023 by Matt
Judge for yourself, which reviews are true and which are people who have sour grapes, which may be of a personal nature and clearly malicious. They don’t talk about their case. They don’t talk about the results they just attack. And that’s unfortunate. I spent 30 years giving heart and soul blood sweat and tears to the profession I was grateful and privileged to serve. my record speaks for itself,
And, it is truly sad that two years after some health problems, caused me to slow down and not take new cases. That people felt the need to post, false, malicious, and hateful reviews on every format they could find these are people who never built anything or never create anything or never attain a professional degree and you never communicated any complaints if they ever clients. Judge for yourself. True reviews give details of the matter and relate the experience I had in factual terms, not conclusions. But it’s not my job to judge. Nor would I violate the sanctity of the confidential information related to representation. What I can tell you is after being harassed, threatened, and attacked by an imbalanced person that clearly needs help, I am not angry, but concerned and have compassion for those who seek to tear down because of their own issues.
Thankfully, my health has improved, but after 30 years of giving my best, working 20 hour days more often than one should, and caring about each and every client ….that the time for me to endure misplaced and malicious attacks…ended. While many of the families that I was privileged to assist still reach out to coax me to take up their cause, I will not. When those in need of mental health care attempt to cause harm to my family, they must expire in their own negative energy. And, be grateful that I chose not to wield the sword of justice and rebuke their attempts to harm. After all, what is the sound of one hand clapping.
Last, thank you to thousands of clients that I was so honored to assist. For 30 years, I lived the motto when you love your job you will never “work” a day in your life. So true, it was true gift to be able to say “I can help” and then exceed the expectations of decent folk. So, thank you! Life is an amazing journey and it’s magnificently imperfect.
It is what … it is.
Yours Matthew O’Connor
14 Jun, 2023 by Nancy
It’s not just us !!!!
Em would you mind contacting us. We have our own horrible experience with this Lawyer.
We are over $25,000 into it with Zero results!! He will not show where the money has gone. He won’t show up to court and acts as if he is overwhelming put out by be being asked ANYTHING about the case IF you can actually make contact with him. Maybe he was a good Lawyer at one time but experience is that he is a scam artist.
14 Jul, 2022 by Em
I am very dissatisfied with how my case was handled. After finally reaching an agreement with the opposing counsel, they refused to honor the agreement. Unfortunately, Mr O'Connor did nothing to see that the agreement was honored; he made absolutely no effort on my behalf. This could have been resolved in my favor during the final court hearing however, Mr. O'Connor did not bother to show up in court that day for the hearing.
In addition to mishandling my case, Mr. O'Connor's behavior toward me was utterly repugnant. While we were preparing for the hearing, Mr. O'Connor was extremely impatient and condescending. When I hired him I told him that I had never been in court before and had no idea what to expect. Rather than explain what the Judge's expectations would be, how best to answer questions, and walking me through the process, he belittled me and even yelled at me. Mr. O'Connor turned a situation that was stressful and upsetting to begin with into a complete nightmare.
07 May, 2019 by Mike
When I first met Matt it was lt was in the late 1990's. A friend introduced me to him to handle a personal injury and work comp case. The other party didn't want to settle and we had a trial. Needless to say Matt had his A game working and he easily picked apart the witnesses one being a traffic expert who lied during his testimony. It was a great day and from that day my family and I have only used Matt and he 20 years later is noy just an attorney, he's family.
14 Apr, 2014 by Kristine
The O'Conner Law Firm is amazing. Matt truly went a above and beyond our expectations. He made what was a horrible situation for me and my family, easy and less of a mess. When I was laid up in bed rest for a long period of time...With 2 small children. ..they came to me. We always were kept in the know...and they always responded quickly when we had questions. I would recommend Matt to my family and friends...even strangers. He's the best!
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