Carrie S. O'Connor

 

Focus
Workers’ Compensation

Area of Expertise
Ms. O'Connor started her workers’ compensation career in 2003 at Pierce & Weiss, P.C. (now known as Weiss Law Group, APC) and she is entrusted with high profile and complex cases. Ms. O’Connor has received numerous “take nothings” and has worked with the District Attorney’s Office to pursue the successful prosecution of fraudulent claims. Throughout the years, she developed an excellent professional reputation as an aggressive and solid attorney. She represents a wide variety of clients and is the "go to attorney" when clients have legal questions, even on the cases that Ms. O'Connor is not handling.

Memberships
Ms. O’Connor is a Certified Specialist, Workers’ Compensation, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, and was admitted to the California State Bar in December 2002. She is admitted to practice in all California State Courts and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She is also a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Beverly Hills Bar Association.

Education
Ms. O’Connor graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a Specialization in Business and Administration. She received her law degree from Southwestern University School of Law in May 2002. During law school, Ms. O’Connor was a member of the Moot Court and Law Journal Honors Programs and was the recipient of the Law Journal Bluebooking and Intramural Best Brief Finalist Awards. She clerked for two summers for the former District Attorney, Ira Reiner, at Riley & Reiner.