Andrew L. O’Connor
Education
  • Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey
    • J.D. – 2000
  • Lafayette College
    • B.A. – 1997
Bar Admissions
  • New Jersey, 2000
  • Federal District Court of New Jersey, 2000
Honors and Awards
  • Named to the Super Lawyers Rising Star list, 2007 – 2012
  • Named a to the list of Top 40 Attorneys Under 40 Years Old by the National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 – Present
Pro Bono Activities
  • Volunteer Work, NJSBA Military Legal Assistance Program

Andrew O’Connor is a partner at Nagel Rice and focuses his practice on serious personal injury, mass tort litigation, and business litigation.

Andrew has successfully tried and resolved numerous catastrophic injury cases, including automobile accident, slip and falls, and premises liability cases.

Andrew recently successfully tried an automobile accident case resulting in a $7 million jury verdict. He also successfully resolved a case against a contractor for the New Jersey Turnpike authority for $9.75 million, which was featured on NBC.  Click here to see the video.

The New Jersey Law Journal named Andrew one of the “New Leaders of the Bar” in 2013, an honor awarded to only 50 attorneys in the State of New Jersey. Andrew was also named by the National Trial Lawyers Association to its list of the top 40 attorneys under the age of 40 for the year 2012 and 2013 as well as named to the Super Lawyers Rising Star list for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Andrew is a graduate of Lafayette College and Seton Hall University School of Law. He is also actively involved doing pro bono volunteer work for the NJSBA Military Legal Assistance Program, providing pro bono legal services for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • $135,000 for Skeet Injury, Belton v. Storms, New Jersey Law Journal, Dec. 29, 2006
  • $39 million Jury Verdict for automobile case
  • $12.9 million Settlement for automobile case
  • $11 million Jury Verdict for commercial case
  • $9.75 million Settlement for automobile case
  • $7.2 million Settlement for automobile case
  • $7 million Jury Verdict for automobile case
  • $6.3 million Settlement for automobile case
  • $4.2 million Settlement for automobile case
  • $4 million Settlement for pedestrian struck by an automobile
  • $2.85 million Settlement for pedestrian struck by an automobile
  • $1.65 million Settlement for a pedestrian stuck by an automobile
  • $1.5 million  Settlement for Medical malpractice case
  • $1.25 million Settlement for pedestrian struck by an automobile
  • $1.1 million Settlement for minor injured in a pool
  • $1 million Settlement for injured minor
  • $850,000 Settlement for slip and fall
  • $850,000 Products liability / defective drug settlement
  • $725,000 Settlement for a medical malpractice case
  • $650,000 Settlement for pedestrian struck by automobile
  • $600,000 Settlement automobile case
  • $525,000 Settlement for an automobile case
  • $490,000 Settlement for driver injured in an automobile accident
  • $400,000 Settlement for individual injured in an automobile accident
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

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