Honors and Awards:

• AV® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings;  Best Lawyers in America 2010 Super Lawyers 2002–2010; President's Award, New York State Bar Association, Pro Bono Services, 1989–1993; Distinguished Service Award, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, 1989; Rensselaer County Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 1988; American Jurisprudence Award, 1976; Acknowledged for his technical review of the book, Personal Bankruptcy for Dummies, by authors, James P. Caher and John M. Caher.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Consumer Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification, 1992 Commercial Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification, 1992

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1991–Present; Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1996– 1997; President Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1992– 1996; Director American Bar Association, 1985–Present; Member, Consumer Bankruptcy Committee New York State Bar Association, 1992–Present; Member, Bankruptcy Committee Northern District of New York, 1995 Chairman, Bankruptcy; Merit Selection Committee National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; National Association of Chapter 7 Trustees; Contributing editor (N.Y.S. exemptions) of West's Bankruptcy Exemption Manual (2003); National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees; AARP Attorney Reference Program; United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New York; Appointed Panel Trustee Northern District of New York Local Rules Revision Committee, Member 1993, 1998, 2000; Northern District of New York, 1994; Chairman, Judicial Merit Selection Committee Third Judicial District of New York, 2009; Appointed Member of Committee on Character and Fitness

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Speaker, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, Atlanta Georgia, 2005 and 2007; Speaker, Bankruptcy Seminars, New York State Bar Association Speaker, Annual Conference; New York State Credit Union Association Adjunct Faculty; Business Law, College of St. Rose, 1978–1991; Speaker, Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association; Annual Seminars Speaker, Bankruptcy Issues; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustee's Conventions Speaker, Bankruptcy Issues; New York Credit Union League

Educational Background:

• Graduating from Siena College with a BBA, Michael J. O'Connor is a partner with the firm. Mr. O’Connor received his Juris Doctorate from Western New England College in 1976 and his MBA from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland in 1978. Mr. O’Connor is a Board Certified Commercial and Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist (American Bankruptcy Board of Certification).