Representative Experience

Attorney Patrick O'Connor, Esq.

Education

• University of Massachusetts Amherst, B.A. 2010, cum laude

  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

  • B.A. in English and Second Major in Communication

  • Certificates in American Studies and Creative Writing

• University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 2015

  • Certificate in Labor and Employment Law (Honors)

    • Completed Curricular Concentration in Labor and Employment Coursework

Professional Legal Experience

• Peggy Browning Fellow/Intern, Laborers International Union, Washington, D.C.

  • Perform research and writing regarding labor and employment, proposed immigration legislation

• Summer Clerk, Plaintiff's Personal Injury Law Firm, Madison, WI

  • Conduct discovery in mass pipeline spill affecting hundreds of homeowners

• Intern at National Labor Relations Board Subregional Office 30, Milwaukee

  • Research and present on Unfair Labor Practices, Protected Concerted Activity

• Associate Attorney at Union-side labor law firm, Rhode Island

  • Represent private and public sector labor organizations and individual employees in proceedings before arbitration tribunals, state and federal courts and agencies.

  • Perform legal research and writing regarding unfair labor practices, wage and hour violations, and ERISA

  • Draft and file pleadings in class/collective and individual wage and hour actions before federal courts

• Staff Attorney at legal aid organization, Madison

  • Represent elderly individuals at risk in injunction and small claim proceedings

• Civil Litigation Attorney at law firm, Madison

  • Draft Correspondence, File Pleadings, and Argue Motions in Defamation, Trade Secrets, Discrimination, Retaliation, Wage & Hour, Consumer Fraud, Construction and Probate Disputes

  • Represent businesses, executives, and individuals in breach of contract and corporate litigation

• Associate Attorney at Plaintiff-side employment law firm, Milwaukee

  • Advise and represent employees before Equal Rights Division and Wisconsin federal courts

Cases

• Krantz v. Shutter Zone Media LLC, 24-cv-647 (W.D. Wis. Jun. 30, 2025) (defeated Motion to Dismiss FLSA complaint based on mootness argument)

• Phillips v. Mega Concrete Construction LLC et al., 20-cv-658 (W. D. Wis. 2022) (defeated motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment, reached jury trial in case involving racial slurs at shared workplace)

• Trojan v. Trojan, 208 A 3.d 221 (2019) represented appellant in precedential Rhode Island Supreme Court, successfully arguing that lower court erred by miscalculating the appellee's child support obligation.

• Clark Cty. Cir. Ct. 2019 Won Judgment for Customer Against CBD Store For Intentional Misrepresentation

• Sauk Cty. Cir. Ct. 10/6/2020 Won Motion for Summary Judgment for Plaintiff on Negligent Hiring/Supervision, Landlord-Tenant, and Invasion of Privacy Claims

• Sauk Cty Cir. Ct. 6/24/2021 Won Post-Trial Motion for Reconsideration arguing that Wis. Stat. 995.50 requires an award of reasonable attorney fees to prevailing plaintiffs.

• Dane County Cir. Ct. 2020 Settled Direct Action, Home Improvement Practices Act, Wisconsin Consumer Act Case, Wis. Stat. 100.20(5) Case

• Dane County Cir. Ct. 2021 Negotiate Settlement in Negligent Hiring, Supervision and Mail Misrepresentation Case Against In-Home Caregiver Wis. Stat. 100.20(5)

• Dane County Cir. Ct. 2023 Won Motion to Compel Discovery

• La Crosse County Cir. Ct. 2023 Defeated Insurance Company's Motion for Declaratory Judgment in Direct Action, Repair Shop Consumer Protection Case Under Wis. Stat. 100.20(5)

• Green County Cir. Ct. 2023 Won Motion to Dismiss Cross-Claim

• Negotiate settlements in Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981, the Americans with Disabilities ACt, Family and Medical Leave Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and Fair Labor Standards Act cases

• Negotiate settlements in cases involving FDCPA, Wisconsin Consumer Act, Wisconsin Home Improvement Act, Unfair Sales Practices (Landlord/Tenant), Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Civil Theft, Theft-By Contractor, Denial of Public Accommodations