Effective Legal Solutions for a wide range of legal needs.
Practice Experience
Dan O'Connell helps clients overcome the fear and uncertainty of divorce. Named a "Best Lawyer" for execellence in family law, he guides his clients through a respectful, streamlined divorce process. He is a mediator and arbitrator. He practices family law, professional responsibility, and mediation. His calming demeanor and empathetic personality help him assist clients and lawyers toward amicable and dignified resolutions through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). He is dedicated to the resolution of family conflict through membership in the Collaborative Law Institute, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and as a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. If there is not a reasonable settlement available, Mr. O'Connell is a skilled trial attorney who will take the case to trial. Mr. O'Connell has been a mediator since 1991. He mediates both civil law and family law disputes. He has been representing lawyers, doctors, dentists and other professionals in licensing and ethics matters for over twenty years.
Bar Admissions
1981 Minnesota
1983 U.S. Tax Court
1984 U.S. District Court (Minnesota)
1984 U.S. Court of Appeals (8th Cir.).
Professional Associations & Memberships
Assn. of Professional Responsibility Lawyers 1992-present; Collaborative Law Institute 2004-present; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2004-present (Board of Governors 2006-present); Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (2007-present); MSBA 1984-present (Council 2003-2006; Assembly 2003-2006 & 1991-94; Governance Committee Chair 2004-2006; Multijurisdictional Task Force 2004-2006; Operations Committee 1992-2004; Assn. Governance Task Force 2003; Co-chair 2001and 2006 MSBA Conventions; Multidisciplinary Practice Task Force 1999-2002; Family Law Section 1985-present; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section 1995-present); RCBA 1984-present (Past-President 2002-2003, President 2001-2002, President-Elect 2000-2001; Vice President 1999-2000; Secretary/Treasurer 1995-98; Personnel Committee Chair 2002-2003; Family Law Section 1985-present; Memorial Committee 1986-present; Strategic Planning Committee 1998-2001 (Co-chair 2000-2001)); Minnesota Assn. of Justice1985-present; American Institute of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants 1992-2009; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 1979-present; Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants 1979-present; and Assn. for Conflict Resolution 1991-present.
Education
William Mitchell College of Law, MN, 1981, J.D.
University of St. Thomas, MN, 1977, Magna Cum Laude
Awards and Recognition
Dan O'Connell is named by The Best Lawyers in America for excellence in family law. He is the 2006 recipient of the Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award of the Ramsey County Bar Association. Mr. O'Connell is named a "Super Lawyer" by Minnesota Law and Politics, Twin Cities Business Monthly and Mpls./St. Paul Magazines and one of the top 40 family law lawyers in Minnesota. He has also been listed as a "Leading American Attorney" for Minnesota in family law and mediation.
Community Involvement and Pro Bono
Member of Ramsey County Pro Se Litigant Program 2000-present; represents clients for Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services; conducted mediations for the former Catholic Charities Mediation Program; St. Pascal's School Baseball Coach 1995-2002 and 2008-present; Church of St. Pascal Baylon Men's Club Christmas Tree Sales (1996-present); Maplewood Athletic Assn. Baseball Coach 1991-2000; Maplewood Parks and Recreation Department Soccer Coach 1991-1997; and Leadership St. Paul (Graduate 1996).
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COLLINS, BUCKLEY, SAUNTRY & HAUGH, P.L.L.P.
First National Bank Building, Suite West 1100
332 Minnesota Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101-1379
Phone: 651-227-0611 | Fax: 651-227-0758 | E-Mail: info@cbsh.net
DISCLAIMER
Dan O'Connell helps clients overcome the fear and uncertainty of divorce. Named a "Best Lawyer" for execellence in family law, he guides his clients through a respectful, streamlined divorce process. He is a mediator and arbitrator. He practices family law, professional responsibility, and mediation. His calming demeanor and empathetic personality help him assist clients and lawyers toward amicable and dignified resolutions through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). He is dedicated to the resolution of family conflict through membership in the Collaborative Law Institute, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and as a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. If there is not a reasonable settlement available, Mr. O'Connell is a skilled trial attorney who will take the case to trial. Mr. O'Connell has been a mediator since 1991. He mediates both civil law and family law disputes. He has been representing lawyers, doctors, dentists and other professionals in licensing and ethics matters for over twenty years.
Bar Admissions
1981 Minnesota
1983 U.S. Tax Court
1984 U.S. District Court (Minnesota)
1984 U.S. Court of Appeals (8th Cir.).
Professional Associations & Memberships
Assn. of Professional Responsibility Lawyers 1992-present; Collaborative Law Institute 2004-present; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2004-present (Board of Governors 2006-present); Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (2007-present); MSBA 1984-present (Council 2003-2006; Assembly 2003-2006 & 1991-94; Governance Committee Chair 2004-2006; Multijurisdictional Task Force 2004-2006; Operations Committee 1992-2004; Assn. Governance Task Force 2003; Co-chair 2001and 2006 MSBA Conventions; Multidisciplinary Practice Task Force 1999-2002; Family Law Section 1985-present; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section 1995-present); RCBA 1984-present (Past-President 2002-2003, President 2001-2002, President-Elect 2000-2001; Vice President 1999-2000; Secretary/Treasurer 1995-98; Personnel Committee Chair 2002-2003; Family Law Section 1985-present; Memorial Committee 1986-present; Strategic Planning Committee 1998-2001 (Co-chair 2000-2001)); Minnesota Assn. of Justice1985-present; American Institute of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants 1992-2009; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 1979-present; Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants 1979-present; and Assn. for Conflict Resolution 1991-present.
Education
William Mitchell College of Law, MN, 1981, J.D.
University of St. Thomas, MN, 1977, Magna Cum Laude
Awards and Recognition
Dan O'Connell is named by The Best Lawyers in America for excellence in family law. He is the 2006 recipient of the Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award of the Ramsey County Bar Association. Mr. O'Connell is named a "Super Lawyer" by Minnesota Law and Politics, Twin Cities Business Monthly and Mpls./St. Paul Magazines and one of the top 40 family law lawyers in Minnesota. He has also been listed as a "Leading American Attorney" for Minnesota in family law and mediation.
Community Involvement and Pro Bono
Member of Ramsey County Pro Se Litigant Program 2000-present; represents clients for Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services; conducted mediations for the former Catholic Charities Mediation Program; St. Pascal's School Baseball Coach 1995-2002 and 2008-present; Church of St. Pascal Baylon Men's Club Christmas Tree Sales (1996-present); Maplewood Athletic Assn. Baseball Coach 1991-2000; Maplewood Parks and Recreation Department Soccer Coach 1991-1997; and Leadership St. Paul (Graduate 1996).
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COLLINS, BUCKLEY, SAUNTRY & HAUGH, P.L.L.P.
First National Bank Building, Suite West 1100
332 Minnesota Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101-1379
Phone: 651-227-0611 | Fax: 651-227-0758 | E-Mail: info@cbsh.net
DISCLAIMER
Attorney Bios
Mark W. Gehan
Patrick T. Tierney
Thomas R. O'Connell
Dan O'Connell
Christine L. Stroemer
Thomas E. McEllistrem
Christopher K. Wachtler
Walter G. Bauch
Elizabeth A. Clysdale
Victoria J. Brenner
Sarah J. McEllistrem
Mark A. Priore
Richard Stebbins
Theodore J. Collins
Michael J. Sauntry - Retired 2006
Eugene D. Buckley (1932 -1999)
William E. Haugh (1932 - 2006)
Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh's offices are located in the historic downtown St. Paul, First National Bank Building.