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Danny B. O’Connor

Severn, O'Connor & Kresslein, P.A.
50 Carroll Creek Way, Suite 340
Frederick, Maryland 21701
Phone: 301-682-9840
Fax: 301-682-9225
doconnor@fredericklaw.com

Danny B. O’Connor is a Principal of Severn, O'Connor & Kresslein, P.A. and has been a member of the Maryland Bar since 1981. He is a seasoned A-V rated trial attorney, actively engaged in civil trial practice in courts throughout the State of Maryland. He has served as lead counsel in numerous multi-million dollar private and public sector litigation cases and arbitrations, including lawsuits arising out of building collapses and building defects, claims for construction changes, delays and disruption, commercial contract disputes, personal injury claims, and other complex commercial and construction litigation cases.

In addition to his litigation services, Danny regularly serves as general counsel to his commercial and construction industry clients, providing advice on a wide range of subjects, such as contract negotiation and formation, risk management, employment law, alternative dispute resolution, and other corporate management issues.

Danny also has a very active mediation practice, having served as a mediator in hundreds of mediations since 1994. He has been certified as a mediator by the Circuit Courts of Frederick County and Washington County.

Practice Areas

• Commercial and Civil Litigation
• Construction Law
• Contracts
• Business Law
• Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Bar Admissions

• Maryland Court of Appeals
• United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States Court of Federal Claims

Affiliations, Associations and Achievements

• Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America
• Recognized as the best Commercial Litigation Attorney in a poll of Frederick County attorneys published in Frederick Magazine – dubbed as the “Attorney's Attorney”
• Recognized in Baltimore Magazine as one of Maryland’s Super Lawyers
• Awarded the Frederick County Bar Association’s Jerome Offutt Award for contributions to the advancement of professionalism and civility in the practice of law
• 2005-2006 Chair of the Litigation Section of the Maryland State Bar Association
• Chair, MSBA Construction Cases Committee
• Member, MSBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council
• Member, MSBA Litigation Section Council
• Member, Frederick County Judicial Nomination Commission
• Member, Frederick County Bar Association Mediation Committee
• Member, MSBA Federal Courts Committee

Community Involvement

• Past Chair, Frederick Community College Foundation
• Past Chair, Leadership Frederick County
• Past President, Rotary Club of Carroll Creek
• Board Member, Frederick County Habitat for Humanity

Education

• University of Toledo College of Law, 1981, Cum Laude
• State University of New York at Albany School of Business, B.S. Accounting, 1978