Michael O'Connor began practicing law in 1985 with Branton & Hall, PC, a civil litigation firm founded by former State Bar of Texas President James L. Branton. During his employment he had the opportunity to try cases varying from product liability and aviation damages cases to deceptive trade and insurance litigation cases.  He became board certified in Civil Trial Law five years later in 1990.  From 1989 to 1995 he was litigation counsel for a Chapter 7 Trustee, practicing almost exclusively in the areas of bankruptcy litigation and commercial litigation prior to opening his own practice in 1995.

Michael O'Connor is a 1985 graduate of St. Mary’s University Law School and was licensed to practice law in the State of Texas in November 1985. He received his BBA degree from the University of Iowa in 1979. He passed the CPA exam in Iowa in 1980 and practiced as a CPA in Iowa prior to enrolling in law school.

Author, Family Limited Partnerships and LLCs Creditors’ Rights & Remedies, 2008 Eplanners Estate Planning Seminar
Author, Home Equity Loan Litigation, 2005, San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association
Author, Bankruptcy Litigation and Family Law, 2001, Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio
Author, Bankruptcy Overview, 1999, Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio
Author, Bankruptcy Appeals 1994, Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar, State Bar of Texas
Author, Changes in the Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 1990, San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association
Co-Author, How to Make it Admissible 1986, Tactics and Techniques Seminar, State Bar of Texas