Matthew J. O’Connor *** McGee Street, ***-M *** **3-Kansas 3815 City, MO mattoconnorkc@64106. gmail.com MATTHEW J. O’CONNOR

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

§ Elite Peer-Reviewed Trial Attorney with 30 years of litigation experience in areas of personal injury, civil litigation, product liability, wrongful death and state and federal criminal defense

§ Superb Written and Oral Communicator – published author, experienced, dynamic conference presenter, and radio host.

§ Skilled Media Commentator: experience in more than 100 local and national interviews including Court TV and FOX News Channel

§ Elite Social Media Director- strategically developed and then dominated social media platform, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok. Proprietary method developed that causes search engine optimization to raise significantly based on social media techniques. Consistently top five ranks in core search terms, strategically, organically without google ads or other expenditure

§ Strong Marketer – successfully implemented marketing techniques for solo law firm resulting in a strong increase in revenue and new clients at a time when many small and medium size firms in the market were failing.

§ Outstanding Organization Skills – Successfully solicited large donations and mobilized convoy to take aid to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita victims within 48 hours of storm’s devastation.

§ Strategic Thinker with Strong Time Management Capabilities – continually identifying innovative programs and systems to help improve law office workflow – as a result able to manage very high case volume as a solo practitioner.

§ Creative Thinker - award winning radio advertising copywriter and occasional stand-up comic.

§ Innovator- using existing technology and methods then melds them with new strategic proprietary methods to achieve surge of social media links and geometric increase of core search terms. Lasting, robust, and diminished efficacy factor of less than .0025.

§ Problem Solver – Certified Mediator.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS & SKILLS

§ 2022-2023. Retired Trial Attorney with an A Plus rating top 5% of all trial lawyers in America. Increased work founding not for profits to address alarming homicide rates in Kansas City, and other philanthropic endeavors.

Matthew J. O’Connor 905 McGee Street, 816-M 172 663-Kansas 3815 City, MO mattoconnorkc@64106. gmail.com

§ 1999 through 2022 Managed Law Practice developed proprietary method for implementation of social media to raise search rankings such that FIRM was rated top-five, in all core strategic terms and outproduced 95% of Kansas City Law Firm’s with views to Google maps and other social media outlets.

§ 2011through 2023 Super Lawyer Honoree – Missouri & Kansas

§ 2007 Honorable H. Michael Coburn Community Service Award Winner

§ 2003 Lon O. Hocker Nominee – recognizes trial lawyers under the age of thirty-six who have demonstrated excellent proficiency in the art of trial advocacy

§ Adjunct Professor at Park University & guest lecturer at University of Kansas Law School

§ Published Author – Numerous articles for Missouri Bar Journal, National Business Institute. Currently authoring publisher requested book on defendant’s rights.

§ Accomplished Presenter – Ethics Seminars, Depositions, Effective Trial Techniques

§ Appeared on Dr. Phil Show May 2013

§ “Meet in the Middle” Radio Host – Hot Talk 1510 AM

§ Host of Nationally Broadcasted TV Show on the CW Network, “A Wicked Offer.”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1997 to Present - The O’Connor Law Firm, P.C. - Kansas City, Missouri Managing Shareholder

§ Litigation practice with annual gross income of over five hundred thousand dollars.

§ Refer cases outside of practice emphasis to outside counsel with an annual average value of over of five hundred thousand dollars.

§ Manage litigation with emphasis on breach of contract, products liability, personal injury, bad faith and vexatious refusal, and complex criminal matters.

§ Manage and mentor professional development of staff attorneys, legal assistants, and law clerks.

1996–1997 - Walters, Bender, and Strohbehn - Kansas City, Missouri - Associate n Lead counsel for defense and prosecution of products liability, wrongful death, commercial litigation, will contests, bad faith and vexatious refusal claims.

§ Buchanan County District Defender – highlight management skills/organization/etc

§ Q104 – here is where we can hit your radio/copy writing/etc EDUCATION

Matthew J. O’Connor 905 McGee Street, 816-M 172 663-Kansas 3815 City, MO mattoconnorkc@64106. gmail.com 1990-1993 University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law Kansas City, Missouri

n Juris Doctor

n Chief Justice Honor Court

n Dean’s List

n Victor Wilson Scholarship Recipient

1985-1990 University of Missouri at Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri

§ Bachelor of Arts

§ President, University Student Government

§ President, College of Arts and Sciences