Michael Jude O'connor

Michael is a board certified commercial and consumer bankruptcy specialist (American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). He is admitted to the New York State Bar, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. His concentration of practice is in the representation of debtors and trustees in bankruptcy liquidations and reorganizations.

Michael is the recipient of the President's Award for Pro Bono services, New York State Bar Association (1989, 1993 and 2007), and the Distinguished Service Award from the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York (1989). He is also a member of the Empire Counsel Group of the New York State Bar Association. Michael is also the recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Counsel Award from the United State District Court for the Northern District of New York and the Federal Bar Association for providing pro bono services. He has lectured frequently on bankruptcy issues for the New York State Bar Association, National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, and other regional and national bar associations.

Michael is a Chapter 7 Trustee and was appointed to the Chapter 7 Trustee Panel for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York in 1986. He served on the Local Rules Revision Committee for the Northern District of New York (1993, 1998, and 2000) and was Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Committee for the Northern District of New York (1994). Michael is a contributing editor for the West Bankruptcy Exemption Manual (2003-2008). He is a member, past president, and past director of the Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, as well as a member of the American Bar Association, Consumer Bankruptcy Committee and the New York State Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee. He is a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees and Associate Member of the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, and the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Visit Mike's website to learn more about debt relief and reorganization options at: www.debtreliefnewyork.com

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New York

Since 1978

Past employment

1978 - 1993

Lee & Leforestier, Partner, 1978 - 1991; Carter, Conboy, Case & Blackmore, Of Counsel, 1991 - 1993

Siena College

B.B.A. (1973) | Accounting

1969 - 1973

University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland M.B.A. - 1978 Siena College, Loudonville, New York B.B.A. - 1973 Minor: Accounting & Finance

President's Award

New York State Bar; Legal Aid Society

1989

President's Award, New York State Bar Association-Pro Bono Services, 1989 - 1993. Best Lawyers in America, 1996 - 2002. Distinguished Service Award-Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, 1989. Rensselaer County Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 1988. American Jurisprudence Award, 1976.

New York State Bar  # 1091917

Member

1978 - Current

Activities: Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1991 - Present; Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, President, 1996 - 1997; Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, Director, 1992 - 1996; American Bar Association, Member, Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, 1985 - Present; New York State Bar Association, Member, Bankruptcy Committee, 1992 - Present; Northern District of New York, Chairman, Bankruptcy - Merit Selection Committee, 1995; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; National Association of Chapter 7 Trustees; 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, Chairman, Judicial Merit Selection Committee, 1994 Third Judicial District of New York, Appointed Member of Committee on Character and Fitness, 2009

Bankruptcy Bar and Other Associations

See listing for offices held

1970 - 2012

Activities: Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1991 - Present; Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, President, 1996 - 1997; Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association, Director, 1992 - 1996; American Bar Association, Member, Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, 1985 - Present; New York State Bar Association, Member, Bankruptcy Committee, 1992 - Present; Northern District of New York, Chairman, Bankruptcy - Merit Selection Committee, 1995; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; National Association of Chapter 7 Trustees; 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, Chairman, Judicial Merit Selection Committee, 1994; Third Judicial District of New York, Appointed Member of Committee on Character and Fitness, 2009