
Mark S. O’Connor
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moconnor@beusgilbert.comPhone:
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Personal Experience
Mark S. O’Connor is a highly experienced trial attorney and member of Beus Gilbert McGroder PLLC, a premier boutique law firm concentrating on High Stakes Litigation, Real Estate and Zoning Law, and Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death. Mr. O’Connor is a member of the firm’s High Stakes Litigation and Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death practices. He is a certified specialist in the area of personal injury and wrongful death litigation by the State Bar of Arizona and has represented hundreds of victims of catastrophic injury and wrongful death throughout his career and served as lead trial counsel in numerous jury trials.
On March 21, 2017, Mark was appointed co-lead counsel for Plaintiffs in the multi-district litigation In Re: Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation and co-liaison counsel in the related consolidated cases in the Maricopa County Superior Court. In March 2018, Mark and his trial team obtained a $3.6 million award in the first bellwether trial of the multi-district litigation. The June 2019 issue of Arizona Attorney included this verdict as one of the top ten civil verdicts in Arizona in 2018. The same article noted the award included the largest award of punitive damages in Arizona in 2018.
In July 2002, Mark undertook the pro bono representation of victims and families of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks for the Victim Compensation Fund. He is listed in “The Best Lawyers in America,” “Southwest Super Lawyers,” and “Top 100 Trial Lawyers.” In 2014, he was also elected by his peers as a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers.
Professional Distinctions
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2009-2021
- Southwest Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury – General: Plaintiff, 2009-2020
- Arizona Finest Lawyers, 2011; Arizona Finest Lawyers, Sustaining Member, 2014-Present
- The National Trial Lawyers Association, The Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America
Professional Certifications
- Certified Specialist, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization
Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of Arizona, Member
- Maricopa County Bar Association, Member
- Arizona Association for Justice also known as Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
- American Association for Justice, Member
- International Society of Barristers, Fellow
Publications
- Informed Consent, NALA Facts & Findings, March/April 2015
Speaking Engagements
- The State Bar of Arizona Professionalism Course, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) by the Sea, panelist
- Arizona’s Top Ten-How They Did It, panelist
Bard Owes Injured Woman $3.6M in IVC Bellwether, Jury Finds
By Cara Salvatore Law360Law360, Phoenix (March 30, 2018, 1:22 PM EDT) - a Phoenix federal jury awarded $2 million in compensatory damages and $2...
Read MoreAttorney Mark S. O’Connor Led the Way in One of the Top Ten Verdicts of 2018
Arizona Attorney June 2019 - United States District Court for the District of Arizona, CV16-004747In a verdict announced March 30, 2018, Sheri...
Read MoreFirst Bard Vein Filter Bellwether Heads to Jury
By Cara Salvatore Law360Law360, Phoenix (March 29, 2018, 11:30 PM EDT) - a Phoenix federal jury began deliberations Thursdays in the first bellwether...
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Bard Exec Defends Handling of Complaints at Vein Filter Trial
Law360, Phoenix (March 28, 2018, 11:19 PM EDT) – A former quality-assurance executive at Bard Periopheral Vascular defended the company’s internal...
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