My career began in 1997, working for the City of New York. Within my first year as a lawyer, I had already tried many cases involving everything from pedestrian and school injuries to city-owned motor vehicle accidents. Not only did I become an effective litigator, but I also gained valuable insight into a very complex area of law.
When an international law firm with over 500 attorneys hired me, I was the only associate in the office who had tried a case. Even some of the partners could not say that they had done the same.
It was during my time as an insurance defense attorney that it became clear to me that insurance companies have one goal in mind: to deny, delay and defend legitimate claims by hard-working New Yorkers so they can increase their profits at the expense of injury victims.
I knew I needed to represent those that really deserved it –injured New Yorkers who were being taken advantage of by unscrupulous insurance carriers.
After representing injury victims in both state and federal court for a prominent NYC law office, I established O’Connor Injury Law in 2006. I knew that I could provide more individualized personal service to clients if I limited the number of cases I accepted. Fewer cases leads to more time for each client which translates to better service, bigger settlements and larger verdicts.
About New York City and Staten Island Injury Lawyer Brian J. O’Connor
Brian is a native New Yorker. He was born and raised in Brooklyn and later moved to Staten Island where he graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School. Having grown up in the middle of 5 brothers, Brian learned early on that strong advocacy and smart negotiation skills would be keys to success. He obtained his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his law degree, cum laude, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in Manhattan.
Brian currently lives in Staten Island with his wife Jenny, their three sons, Owen, Sean and Finn, and their rescue dog, Ranger. Brian is a long-suffering Mets fan and unfortunately has passed his blind loyalty on to his kids. When he is not working, Brian enjoys volunteering, serving on the Board of Directors for Sailor’s Snug Harbor Little League. He also coaches his sons’ little league teams as well as The Staten Island Patriots, a travel baseball team.
