Tom O’Connor, Esq. Related seminars and products: 1

Gulf Coast Legal Technology Center

Tom O’Connor is a nationally known consultant, speaker, and writer in the field of computerized litigation support systems. Tom attended law school at The University of Notre Dame and then went on to work as a paralegal specializing in complex litigation after graduating from the University of Baltimore with a degree in Political Science. Tom earned a J.D. at an evening law school.

Tom has experience with both small firms and complex litigation matters, including the BP litigation in New Orleans, as well as with the Office of the Federal Public Defenders. He has been appointed as a technical consultant by various federal and state courts on cases dealing with large amounts of electronic evidence.

A frequent lecturer about legal technology, Tom also teaches CLE courses nationwide and is a prolific writer. He was a co-author of the 2006 award winning article, “In Katrina’s Wake”, which covered recovery efforts in the legal community of post Katrina New Orleans, in which he participated. He was also the author of the Second, Third and Fourth Editions of The Automated Law Firm: A Guide to Computer Systems and Software published by Aspen Law & Business as well as The Lawyers Guide to Summation and EDiscovery for Small Cases, both published by the ABA. He also contributes to several blogs including his own, called Techno Gumbo. ( https://wordpress.com/view/technogumbo.wpcomstaging.com ) Tom has also been awarded numerous professional accolades including the inaugural Betsy Ann Reynolds Award for Excellence in Litigation Support from the Litigation Support Leaders Conference and the first Scarpitti Award for Professional Achievement from the Masters Conference for Legal Professionals.

Tom lives down the Mississippi in New Orleans with his son and current Captain of the Kings of Crescent City skateboard team.