Terence P. O'Connor's profile

    Terence P. O'Connor

    Top rated Medical Malpractice attorney in Albany, New York

    Education Qualification:

    University of Notre Dame Law School

    Practice Areas:

    Medical malpractice,

    Personal injury,

    Birth injury,

    Brain injury,

    Premises liability - plaintiff,

    Wrongful death,

    Personal injury - defense

    20 Corporate Woods Blvd., 4th FloorAlbany, New York, 12211

    First Admitted: 1983, New York

    Professional Webpage: https://www.1stlaw.com/attorney/terence-p-o-connor/

    Bar/Professional Activity:
    • International Academy of Trial Lawyers
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1984
    • New York State Bar Association, Committee on Medical Malpractice, Member
    • Mediator/Arbitrator for Civil and Commercial Litigated Matters pending throughout New York State
    • American Bar Association, Member
    • New York, 1984
    • Vermont, 2013
    • International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
    • New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
    • Albany County Bar Association, Judicial Screening Committee, Chair
    • New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1985
    • Defense Research Institute, Member
    • Albany County Bar Association, Member
    • Court Appointed Mediator, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, 2014
    Representative Clients:
    • Atlas Copco Group
    • Exxon/Mobil Oil Corporation
    • Nautilis Insurance Company
    • Specialty Insurance Agency
    • CHART Risk Retention Group
    • Fortress Insurance Company
    • Northeast Utilities Services Company
    • T.H.E. Insurance Company
    • BP Amoco Buckingham Manufacturing
    • Gillette Company
    • RRG Physicians Reciprocal Insurance Company
    • Utica National Insurance Group
    • Western Litigation
    • Chevron Chemical Company
    • Kaiser Permanente
    • Professional Risk Management, Inc.
    • Westport Insurance Corporation
    • Administrators for the Professions of Delaware, Inc.
    • CNA Insurance Company
    • Markel Insurance Company
    • Riley Stoker Corp.
    • Allmerica Financial American Express Property and Casualty Companies
    • Employers Reinsurance Corporation
    • Mercury Insurance Group
    • Selective Insurance Company of America
    • UHS Hospitals, Inc.
    • First Specialty Insurance Corporation
    • North American Specialty Group
    • St. Paul Fire & Marine Sunoco Swiss Re
    • B.C.S. Management, Inc.
    • General Accident Insurance Company
    • OMS National Ins. Co.
    • Travelers Insurance Company
    • Coverys
    • Caronia Corporation
    • Insurance Services Professionals
    • Pizza Hut of America, Inc.
    • Weil-McLain Company
    • Columbia Memorial Hospital
    • Coregis Insurance Company
    •  Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
    • QBE Insurance Agency
    • MedPro
    • Affinity Insurance Services, Inc.
    • Dryden Mutual Insurance Company
    • Medmarc Insurance
    • RUST International Safeco Insurance Company
    • A.W. Chesterton Balboa Insurance Company
    • Farm Family Insurance Company
    • North American Speciality Insurance Company
    • Specialty Risk Services
    • AAO Insurance Company
    • Frontier Insurance Company
    • Northland Insurance Company OUM & Associates
    • T.I.G. Speciality Insurance Solutions
    • Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company
    • Burlington Insurance Company
    • HANYS Insurance Company, Inc.
    • Pilbrico Company
    • Wal Mart Stores, Inc.
    • Wakefern Food Corp.
    • Chubb Insurance Company
    • Lever Brothers
    • Providence Washington Insurance Company
    •  Zurich Canada Zurn Industries, Inc.
    • Admiral Insurance Company
    • CNA HealthPro DePuy, Inc.
    • Maytag Company
    • Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Company
    Pro bono/Community Service:
    • Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Marathon fundraising/Jimmy Fund
    • Tri-Village Little League, Board Member/Secretary
    • Albany County Hospice, Wave Runner Program for Children of Cancer Patients
    • Siena College, Board of Associate Trustees
    • Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Member
    • Center for Disability Services, Board of Directors, Chair
    • Dental Society of the State of New York, Council on Peer Review, Member
    Honors/Awards:
    • Top 50 Upstate New York Lawyers, New York Super Lawyers, 2007
    • Presented for demonstrating outstanding commitment and service to his clients, the bar and profession, and to the perpetuation of the work of the "Shirt Sleeve" Lawyer., The Daniel Mahoney Memorial Award, Capital District Trial Lawyers, 2018
    • Top 1% of Trial Lawyers in New York State, Medical Malpractice Lawyers, 2012
    • Elected Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2015
    • Top 50 Upstate New York Lawyers
    • Federal Court Mediator, Appointed by Hon. Frederick J. Scullin, Jr.
    • Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Albany, NY, 2014 and 2017
    • American Jurisprudence Award, University of Notre Dame Law School
    • Best Lawyers' Lawyer of The Year, Product Liability Defendants, Albany, New York, 2013-2014
    • AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • The Best Lawyers in America, Consumer Guide
    • Attorney of the Year, OMS National Insurance Company
    • Super Lawyers Top 10 Upstate New York Attorneys, 2008, 2014-2015
    • America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigtators 2017, 2017
    • Upstate New York Medical Malpractice Defense, Super Lawyers, 2015
    • New York Super Lawyers, 2007-Present
    • Defending the Specialty of Oral Surgery, Continuing Excellence Award
    • President’s Award, Albany County Bar Association, 2011
    Educational Background:
    • University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1978
    • St Lawrence University, Canton, New York, B.S., Honors: Magna Cum Laude, 1980, Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa, Honors: Faculty Scholar
    Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
    • Lecturer, Trial Practice and Medical/Legal Issues, Albany Law School
    • Lecturer, Trial Practice and Medical/Legal Issues, Albany Medical Center Hospital
    • Tort Reform, Sky Radio and American Airlines
    • Ethics in the Courtroom, Albany Law School
    • Medical Malpractice Litigation from Soup to Nuts, Albany Medical College
    • 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
    Other Outstanding Achievements:
    • Mediator/Arbitrator for civil litigation cases pending throughout New York State.
    Industry Groups:
    • International Academy Of Trial Lawyers
    • International Association Of Defense Counsel
    • The Best Lawyer
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