Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy
- Reorganization
- Workout
Professional Background
Professional Vision
Attorney Andrea M. O’Connor counsels businesses and individuals regarding their unique financial problems, offering alternative solutions to achieve their goals, relieve financial pressure and regain control over their financial lives. She graduated magna cum laude from Western New England College School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Western New England Law Review. Her experience representing debtors and creditors, including serving as a law clerk for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, as well as serving as a Chapter 7 trustee, allows her to see problems from all angles and develop creative solutions.
Education
- Western New England College, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2010
- University of Connecticut, B.A. (political science, cum laude), 2004
Highlights
Admitted to Practice
- Massachusetts, 2010
- Connecticut, 2010
- United States District Court of Massachusetts, 2011
- United States District Court of Connecticut, 2011
- First Circuit Court of Appeals, 2016
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals, 2025
Honors and Awards
- Super Lawyers, Super Lawyer (2023–2025)
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Professional Affiliations
- IWIRC
- Hampden County Bar Association (Bankruptcy Section Chair 2024–present)
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Chapter 7 Panel Trustee, Connecticut (2019–present)
- Western Massachusetts Bankruptcy Conference, Co-Chair (2021–present)
- MCLE Bankruptcy Conference, Co-Chair (2022–present)
- Elms College, Adjunct Professor (2015–2019)
Publications
- Pre-Bankruptcy Planning, MCLE (2016), co-author
- Planning For Your Financial Success: Practice Pointers, 37 W. NEW ENG. L. REV. 163 (2015), author
- Chapter 12: Impact of Bankruptcy on Landlord-Tenant Relationship in Lease Drafting in Massachusetts (MCLE 3rd ed. 2013; 4th ed. 2017; 5th ed. 2020), author
Professional Activities
- Western New England School of Law Alumni, Board of Directors
- S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts Diversity Task Force
- S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts Pro Bono Legal Services Committee
- Volunteer Moot Court Judge for Western New England University School of Law
- Law Firm Simulation Course at Western New England University School of Law
Community Activities
- Ellen Carpenter Financial Literacy Program, Volunteer
- Western Mass Baseball Club, Inc., Treasurer and Director
News & Speaking Engagements
- CBA, Recent Developments Affecting Cases Filed Under Chapter 13, 2024
- ABI, Recent Case Law, 2023
- BBA, Lien Avoidance, 2022
- BBA, Subchapter V: When Cases Go Wrong, 2022
- CBA, Property Sales in Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy Cases, 2022
- MBA Western Massachusetts Bankruptcy Conference, Ethics, 2019
- MBA Practicing with Professionalism, Negotiation Skills for the Practicing Attorney, 2019
- MCLE, Pre-Bankruptcy Planning-Best Practices and Traps, 2016
- Western New England School Law Review, Firm Foundations: Managing the Small Firm and Individual Practitioner, 2015
- ABI Northeast Conference Consumer Forum, Ethics: What Can the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” Teach Us About Professional Responsibility?, 2015
- Hampden County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, Student Loans, 2013