John T O'Connell

I am a lawyer, Commercial Pilot (Single-Multi Engine Land and Sea with Instrument Rating), and an experienced scuba diver (certified advanced open water). For the past forty years, I have been litigating cases involving general aviation, scuba diving, personal injury, and complex product liability. I am deeply committed to advocating for my clients and have been nationally recognized as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Lawyers of Distinction, Top American Lawyers, The National Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Trial Masters, Keenan Trial Institute – Master’s Graduate, and as a verified Multi-Million Dollar Advocate. I am admitted to practice law in Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, and Massachusetts, and I am also a member of the Federal Bar for the 1st (District of Massachusetts), 9th (District of Hawaii), 10th (Colorado), and 11th (S.D. Florida) Federal Circuit Courts. Alongside my state and federal admissions, I hold a license as a patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. I am proud to be a member of the American Bar Association, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Hawai’i Association of Justice, the Lawyer-Pilot Bar Association, American Association of Justice, and the state bar associations of Colorado, Hawaii, Florida, and Massachusetts. My educational background includes undergraduate training at Salem State University, studying chemistry at Oregon State University, physics at UMass Boston, and completing master’s level courses in computer systems design and analysis at Boston University. Currently, I focus my practice exclusively on the preparation and trial of personal injury cases.