John O'Connor

John O’Connor is an experienced trial lawyer, practicing law in San Francisco since 1972. He has tried cases in state and federal court throughout the country. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Northern California, representing the United States in both criminal and civil cases.

Among his interesting assignments have been representation of the government during the OPEC oil embargo of the 1970s; writing Fifth Amendment and “state of mind” briefs for the prosecution in United States v. Patricia Hearst; representing the FDIC, FSLC and RTC during the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s; representing California Attorney General Dan Lungren in campaign-related litigation; defending R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in significant smoking and health litigation; representing Coach Don Nelson in litigation with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban; and representing W. Mark Felt regarding the revelation of his identity as Deep Throat.

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  • Watergate Mysteries / Real Sea Monsters

    Lawyer and author John O'Connor delved into the mysteries of the Watergate scandal. Followed by Max Hawthorne, known as the "Prince of Paleo-fiction," who discussed the latest in his Kronos Rising novel series as well as reports of real sea monsters.More »
  • Sea Monsters / Watergate Revisited

    Author Max Hawthorne discussed the frightening real sea monsters that inspire the mythical marine monsters in his novels. John O'Connor, lawyer for Deep Throat, shared his insights into Watergate and its cover-up by the Washington Post.More »

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