Attorneys Staff

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

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