Timothy J. O'Connor maintains a private practice of law in Albany (Menands), New York and has been representing investors in securities brokerage customer claims since 1985. He has also represented brokers in FINRA Regulatory and Office of Dispute Resolution Proceedings. He has particularly enjoyed those cases in which he has been able to obtain recoveries and results which have significantly changed the lives of his clients.
A graduate of Middlebury College (B.A. Economics, 1980) and the University of Denver College of Law (1984), Mr. O'Connor was nominated in the Fall of 2003 as the Inaugural Visiting Clinical Instructor for the Investor Rights Project Securities Arbitration Clinic of Albany Law School of Union University in Albany, New York, funded through the efforts of New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer, from the proceeds of a settlement obtained against several national securities brokerage firms involving allegations of analyst fraud and wrongdoing. Mr. O'Connor served in this adjunct position through 2005. He has also widely written on a number of topics relating to the topic of investors rights.
Mr. O’Connor has been a solo practitioner since 2005, after having been affiliated with Ainsworth Sullivan for 21 years.
Areas of Practice: Securities Law, Investment Law, Securities Fraud, Investment Fraud, and Securities Arbitration. With 32 years of experience as an Investment Fraud and Personal Injury Attorney, Mr. O'Connor is licensed to practice law in New York and Florida and works with corresponding counsel on the referral, correspondent and/or co-counsel basis with separate counsel in law firms throughout the United States.
Articles: "The Use of Securities and Exchange Commission Decisions as Precedent in Arbitration Proceedings," Securities Arbitration, 1997, Arbitration Comes of Age, Practicing Law Institute; "The Use of NASD Notices to Members Bulletins as Precedent in Arbitration Proceedings," Practicing Law Institute, Securities Arbitration, 1998; "Using NASD Market Reports in Arbitration Proceedings," Practicing Law Institute, Securities Arbitration, 2000.
Pro Bono Panel Member/Public Officer, New York State Commission on Quality Care for the Mentally Disabled, Surrogate Decision Making Committee, 1986—.
Securities Arbitrator - American Arbitration Association, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) and Financial Institution Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Founding Visiting Clinical Instructor, Investor Rights Project, Securities Arbitration Clinic, Albany Law School of Union University, 2004-2005.
