Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



Connors & Connors, PC

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


766 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10310-1700

Established: 1955

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense
  • Commercial and Personal Lines
  • Self-Insured Defense
  • Trucking Law
  • Self-Retained Trucking Company Defense
  • Self-Retained Security Guard Companies
  • Self-Retained Retail Stores


About Us

Founded in 1955 by John P. Connors, the firm was originally located in Manhattan. From 1955 to 1980, John P. Connors, P.C. represented litigants in thousands of personal injury cases throughout the City of New York. In 1980, the firm constructed its own professional office building and moved to its present location. Since then, the firm has expanded both its client lists and fields of expertise. At present, the firm represents numerous clients as attorneys of record and trial counsel in the City of New York and Northern New Jersey. We pride ourselves on our ability to thoroughly analyze issues presented and develop a litigation strategy which reflects our clients' goals and objectives.


Additional Locations

  • Long Branch, New Jersey
  • Morris Brook Commons, Suite 6
  • 422 Morris Avenue
  • Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
    • New York, New York
    • 17 Battery Place
    • New York, New York 10004

      Client Information

      Insurance Clients

      Non-Insurance Clients

      • Pinkerton's, Inc.
      • Ryder System, Inc.
      • Target Stores
      • Unilever United States, Inc.
      • Wells Fargo Bank

      Personnel Information

      Partners


      John P. Connors — (1927-2003)


      John P. Connors, Jr.

      Staten Island, NY

      Admitted
      • New York, 1982
      • District of Columbia, 1983
      • New Jersey, 1984
      Additional Biographical Details:

      Board of Directors: St. Vincent's Medical Center, 1994-present; St. Elizabeth Ann Rehabilitation Center, 1994-present; St. Vincent's Services, 1999-present; Board of Directors, Norte Dame Academy Board of Trustees

      Memberships:
      • American Bar Association
      • New York State Bar Association(Chair, Trial Lawyers Section; Chairman, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution)
      • Richmond County Bar Association (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee; President Elect)
      Education:
      • Georgetown University, B.A., 1978
      • Georgetown University, J.D., 1981

      Born: 1956


      Senior Associates


      Harold J. Siegel

      Staten Island, NY

      Admitted
      • New York, 1963
      Memberships:
      • American and Richmond County Bar Associations
      • Staten Island Trial Lawyers Association (Past President)
      Education:
      • The Citadel, B.A., 1959
      • St. John's University, LL.B., 1962

      Born: 1937


      Susan E. O'Shaughnessy

      Staten Island, NY

      Admitted
      • Connecticut, 1991
      • New York, 1992
      • New Jersey, 1992
      Memberships:
      • American, New York State, Richmond County and Staten Island Bar Associations
      Education:
      • State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A., 1988
      • Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 1991

      Born: 1966


      Michael B. Kelly

      Staten Island, NY

      Admitted
      • New York, 1990
      Education:
      • Denison University, B.A.
      • St. John's University, J.D., 1990

      Born: 1964


      Robert J. Pfuhler

      Staten Island, NY

      Admitted
      • New Jersey, 1994
      • New York, 1995
      • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
      Memberships:
      • American, New York State, Richmond County and Staten Island Bar Associations
      Education:
      • New York University, B.A., 1991
      • Fordham Law School, J.D., 1994

      Born: 1969


      Associates


      Louis J. Rasso

      Staten Island, NY

      Admitted
      • New York, 2001
      Education:
      • John Jay College of Criminal Justice, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1995
      • Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1999

      Born: 1972


      Timothy M. O'Donovan

      Staten Island, NY

      Admitted
      • New Jersey, 1993
      • New York, 1994
      • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1993
      • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1997
      Education:
      • St. John's University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1990
      • St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1993

      Born: 1968


      Richard A. Waldron

      Staten Island, NY

      Admitted
      • New York, 2001
      Memberships:
      • New York State Bar Association
      • New York State Trial Lawyers Association
      Education:
      • St. John's University, B.A., 1987
      • New York Law School, J.D., 1997

      Born: 1964


      Service Areas

      Bronx, New York, USA 37 miles

      Brooklyn, New York, USA 15 miles

      New York, New York, USA 26 miles

      Queens, New York, USA 27 miles

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