Matthew Joseph O'Connor

Matthew Joseph O'Connor

also known as Matt O'Connor

4.2
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 32 years

Litigation Lawyer at Kansas City, MO
Practice Areas: Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death ... +2 more

523 Grand Blvd, Suite 1B, Kansas City, MO

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Licenses

Licensed in Missouri for 32 years

State: Missouri

Acquired: 1993

Good Standing, Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Colorado for 27 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1999

Administrative - Not Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

Location

The O'Connor Law Firm, P.C.

523 Grand Blvd, Suite 1B, Kansas City, MO, 64106

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Matthew Joseph O'Connor's Reviews

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4.2 /5.0

21 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Character & Conduct

Posted by Matt | November 03, 2023 | Hired Attorney

Gave Heart and Soul for 30 years

Judge for yourself, which reviews are true and which are people who have sour grapes, which may be of a personal nature and clearly malicious. They don’t talk about their case. They don’t talk about the results they just attack. And that’s unfortunate. I spent 30 years giving heart and soul blood sw...eat and tears to the profession I was grateful and privileged to serve. my record speaks for itself, And, it is truly sad that two years after some health problems, caused me to slow down and not take new cases. That people felt the need to post, false, malicious, and hateful reviews on every format they could find these are people who never built anything or never create anything or never attain a professional degree and you never communicated any complaints if they ever clients. Judge for yourself. True reviews give details of the matter and relate the experience I had in factual terms, not conclusions. But it’s not my job to judge. Nor would I violate the sanctity of the confidential information related to representation. What I can tell you is after being harassed, threatened, and attacked by an imbalanced person that clearly needs help, I am not angry, but concerned and have compassion for those who seek to tear down because of their own issues. Thankfully, my health has improved, but after 30 years of giving my best, working 20 hour days more often than one should, and caring about each and every client ….that the time for me to endure misplaced and malicious attacks…ended. While many of the families that I was privileged to assist still reach out to coax me to take up their cause, I will not. When those in need of mental health care attempt to cause harm to my family, they must expire in their own negative energy. And, be grateful that I chose not to wield the sword of justice and rebuke their attempts to harm. After all, what is the sound of one hand clapping. Last, thank you to thousands of clients that I was so honored to assist. For 30 years, I lived the motto when you love your job you will never “work” a day in your life. So true, it was true gift to be able to say “I can help” and then exceed the expectations of decent folk. So, thank you! Life is an amazing journey and it’s magnificently imperfect. It is what … it is. Yours Matthew O’Connor

Posted by Nancy | June 14, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

To Em

It’s not just us !!!! Em would you mind contacting us. We have our own horrible experience with this Lawyer. We are over $25,000 into it with Zero results!! He will not show where the money has gone. He won’t show up to court and acts as if he is overwhelming put out by be being asked ANYTH...ING about the case IF you can actually make contact with him. Maybe he was a good Lawyer at one time but experience is that he is a scam artist.

Posted by David | February 21, 2014 | Criminal Defense

A Professional

I was in a real bind with false allegations which led to charges being filed. My lawyer at the time introduced me to Matthew O'Connor. I was fortunate to run across Matthew. He hit the ground running and started taking on the false allegations and mounted a defense that ultimatly led to us winnin...g the case hands down. Matthew is a true professional by every definition of the word. He takes each case peronally and will not stop working for his clients till he gets the results that he wants. I know he made me feel as though I was the most important case he had to work on. I always knew what was going on in my case and what was expected of me. I cannot say enough how well I was taken care of by Matthew and his staff, they are first rate. A true champion of the underdog and is relentless in his pursuit of justice. He does it one case at a time.

Posted by Samuel | January 26, 2014 | Criminal Defense

Matthew O'Connor, Jedi Lawyer

Matt will change your mind about attorneys. He answered all my calls, kept my budget in mind, and remained personally active every step of the way. He is a man of great integrity. Quite honestly, I think he embarrased the prosecutor by calling him out and fighting his "evidence". I could go on and on... about this attorney now friend. The end result of my case? Fully exonerated.

Posted by David | February 27, 2013 | Criminal Defense

Unwavering in pursuit of Justice!

My wife and I were falsely accused of crimes, we didn't commit. All other lawyers, plus the one I hired seem skeptical to take on the prosecutor. Fortunatly for us he referred us to Matthew O'Connor. I knew in the first minute of our meeting that we had found our man. Not one time did I feel that... we weren't taken care of. I could use all of the cliches but they wouldn't do him justice for the job he did. What I will say is that without Matthew it is hard telling where our lives would be. Matt is a bulldog in the courtroom. Everytime we met resistance from the prosecutor by defending ourselves. Like more charges against us, or charges levied at other family members he never blinked and stood tall and never backed down. Needless to say we won hands down. Watching how other attorneys reacted to Matt confirmed to me what kind of lawyer he is. The fact that he is a two time Super Lawyer by his peers says alot about him and his talents. I swear at times I thought we were his only clients. I could go on and on but to get to the point my son is in a sticky situation and Yes we have hired Matt again to be our lawyer.

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Criminal defense lawyer | Feb 04

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Matt is a great lawyer! I refer clients who need help in Kansas City to Matt. He isn't afraid to fight for his clients!"

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Rating:  6.8 (Good)

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