John O'Connor

John O'Connor is the founder and president of the National Bankruptcy Forum. He began his legal career in Charlotte, NC as an associate at an AmLaw 100 firm in their structured finance practice group. In that role, John’s practice was focused on representing lenders in a wide variety of real estate finance transactions such as commercial mortgage loan originations and assumptions. Prior to forming the O’Connor Law Firm in the fall of 2008, John was an associate in the real estate finance and development practice group of another large firm where he represented real estate development companies in connection with land acquisition and multi-family development. Currently, John’s practice focuses on large-scale real estate litigation, loan workouts and bankruptcy alternatives. In conjunction with Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton in Detroit, MI, John filed what the North Carolina press has called “one of the largest mortgage fraud lawsuits in state history.” He now represents a national client base of more than 350 plaintiffs in a series of lawsuits that allege violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) by many nationally chartered banks, real estate development companies and appraisers. In addition to his experience as a litigator, John has filed approximately 85 consumer bankruptcy cases. Appointments at the Fairview Road location are by appointment only.

Bar Admissions

John currently resides in New York City and is admitted to the bar in Connecticut, Illinois and North Carolina although his Connecticut and Illinois licenses are currently inactive.

Education

John is a graduate of the Michigan State University College of Law in East Lansing, MI as well as the Real Property Development Masters Program at the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, FL.

Associations

American Bankruptcy Institute

John O'Connor's Bankruptcy Blog on NBF

• Have You Been Sued By a Creditor? 3/22/11
• Do FDCPA Lawsuits Unjustly Enrich Lawyers? 3/3/11
• Should I Hire a Virtual Bankruptcy Attorney? 2/26/11
• Stop J.D. Inc., Make Law School Debt Dischargeable in Bankruptcy 2/22/11
• How Bankruptcy Can Save the Legal Profession 2/17/11
• Have You Been Sued by a Creditor After Bankruptcy? 2/5/11
• Sit Creditor! OK, Now Stay Creditor…..Good Boy! 1/29/11
• Googling Bankruptcy Attorneys? Give Pages 2, 3 and 4 a Chance… 1/25/11
• Is it Time to Declare Email Bankruptcy? 12/16/10
• Does the very existence of the bankruptcy code make filing for bankruptcy presumptively ethical? 11/15/10

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