Member
248-433-2000
jmoconnor@odtlegal.com
EDUCATION
University of Michigan, A.B., University of Detroit, J.D., summa cum laude, 1985
PRACTICE AREAS
Appellate; Municipal; Employment; Professional Liability Defense
MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Michigan (Member of: Appellate Practice and Public Corporation Sections); American Bar Association (Member of: Litigation Section and Appellate Practice Committee); Oakland County Bar Association
ADMISSIONS
1985, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court
BIOGRAPHY
Julie McCann O’Connor, a founding member of O’Connor, DeGrazia & O’Connor, P.C. Ms. O’Connor specializes in appellate law and has represented both public and private sector clients in hundreds of appeals in state and federal appellate courts. These cases have involved, among others, civil rights, first amendment, employment discrimination and many other municipal liability issues. Ms. O’Connor’s practice also includes appeals involving professional liability claims against physicians and attorneys. She defended the constitutionality of tort reform legislation capping non-economic damage awards. She has represented attorneys in claims involving business transactions, real estate, securities and medical claims.
Ms. O’Connor has been named a Michigan Super Lawyer in appellate practice each year since 2007. Ms. O’Connor is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a national honorary society for trial and appellate lawyers, composed of fewer than one-half of one percent of lawyers nationally. She is an appointed panel member of the State Bar of Michigan Discipline Board.
