Sean A. O'Connor
North Charleston, South Carolina
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Mr. O'Connor practices in the Charleston office in the litigation division
of Finkel Law Firm LLC. His practice is primarily focused on lender liability
and commercial and real property-related litigation, including serving
as statewide counsel for national loan servicers and lenders. Mr. O'Connor
also handles collection of debts, contested foreclosures and other real-estate
related litigation and further provides skilled, experienced representation
of homeowners associations, condominium associations and other property
regimes. He also has experience in handling landlord-tenant disputes,
both commercial and residential. Mr. O'Connor is a seasoned trial
and appellate attorney who has appeared in all state and federal courts
in South Carolina, including the South Carolina Supreme Court, South Carolina
Court of Appeals and United States District Court. He has also been admitted
to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
in Richmond, Virginia.
Prior to joining Finkel Law Firm LLC, Mr. O'Connor practiced with a
large South Carolina defense firm and handled a wide variety of complex
insurance litigation, declaratory and direct actions involving insurance
carriers, coverage issues, and defense of professional liability and personal
injury actions. He has spoken at multiple continuing legal education seminars
on lender liability, debt collection, community association law and insurance-related topics.
He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina
School of Law in 2000, graduating cum laude, and was admitted to the South
Carolina Bar and the United States District Court of South Carolina the
same year. At the USC School of Law, Mr. O'Connor was awarded membership
in the Order of the Wig and Robe and received CALI, formerly American
Jurisprudence, awards in Evidence and Mass Torts. He also served as an
Associate Articles Editor for the South Carolina Law Review and is the
author of Last Call: The South Carolina Supreme Court Turns Out the Lights
on First-Party Plaintiffs' Causes of Action Against Tavern Owners,
50 S.C. L. Rev. 1095 (1999). He was a recipient of the Pinckney L. Cain
Scholarship in 1998-1999 and 1999-2000.
Mr. O'Connor has served an adjunct faculty member at the Charleston
School of Law, teaching legal writing to first year law students. Since
2002 he has served on a pro bono panel offering free legal consultation
and services to students at the Medical University of South Carolina.
He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
of Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County and is a volunteer reading
tutor for Charleston County Public Schools in the Reading Partners program.
Prior to law school, Sean earned bachelor's degrees from the University
of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University and worked for several
years in sales and marketing, first in minor league professional baseball
and later in the steel industry. He is a member of the Charleston County
and South Carolina Bars, the South Carolina Chapter of the Community Associations
Institute and the West Ashley / James Island Business Association. Mr.
O'Connor was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in September 1966.
Areas of Practice:
Bar Admissions:
- South Carolina, 2000
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2000
Education:
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University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, May, 2000
- Juris Doctor
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Honors: Cum Laude
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Honors: Dean's List
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Honors: Order of Wig and Robe
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Honors: CALI Award in Evidence
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Honors: CALI Award in Mass Torts
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Honors: Recipient of Pinckney L. Cain Scholarship, 1998-'99 and 1999-2000
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University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988
- Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Communication Arts
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Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, 1993
- Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Journalism
Published Works:
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How a Lack of Regulation Turned into a Big Dam Problem, 28 Sep. S.C. Lawyer 44 (September 2016)
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Last Call: The South Carolina Supreme Court Turns Out the Lights on First-Party
Plaintiffs' Causes of Action Against Tavern Owners, 50 S.C. L. Rev. 1095 (1999)
Representative Cases:
- Toney v. Lasalle Bank Nat'l Ass'n, 896 F.Supp.2d 455 (D.S.C. 2012)
- BAC Home Loan Servicing, L.P. v. Kinder, 398 S.C. 619, 731 S.E.2d 547 (2012)
- Bank of New York v. Sumter County, 387 S.C. 147, 691 S.E.2d 473 (2010)
- Marichris, LLC v. Derrick, 384 S.C. 345, 682 S.E.2d 301 (Ct. App. 2009)
- Drury Development Corp v. Foundation Ins. Co., 380 S.C. 97, 668 S.E.2d
798 (2008)
- Eastern Savings Bank, FSB v. Sanders, 373 S.C. 349, 644 S.E.2d 802 (Ct.
App. 2007)
- Wilson v. Style Crest Products, Inc., 367 S.C. 653, 627 S.E.2d 733 (2006)
- Charleston Dry Cleaners and Laundry, Inc. v. Zurich American Ins. Co.,
355 S.C. 614, 586 S.E.2d 586 (2003)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
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South Carolina Bar Association
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Charleston County Bar Association
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Charleston Lawyers Club
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Community Associations Institute, South Carolina Chapter
**Any results the law firm may have achieved in past cases does not imply
or indicate that similar results may be had in your case. Outcome of litigation
is dependent on many factual and legal circumstances that may differ in
your particular case.