O'CONNOR & DYET
7955 South Priest Drive
Tempe, Arizona, USA 85284
602.241.7000

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Firm Thanksgiving Party 2022

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Every November, we celebrate Thanksgiving in the office with a large lunch that includes all the traditional dishes. While we wait for the turkeys to finish cooking, we compete in our annual cornhole tournament, which provides a lot of laughs. Finally, we gather for our yearly office photo, which we share with our clients in our Christmas cards.

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O'Connor & Dyet Welcomes New Attorney Robert Byrne

Robert is a Chicago native that moved to Arizona after attending Loyola University for law school in 1983. His primary focus is insurance defense litigation with a wide variety of cases including motor vehicle accidents, construction defects, premises liability, trucking accidents, bad faith litigation, and declaratory judgment actions.

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Our Firm Welcomes New Attorney Andres Chagolla

Andres is an Arizona native and attended Arizona State University for both his Undergraduate & Law Degrees.  He specializes in General Liability, Bad Faith, Catastrophic Injury, Transportation & Trucking, Premises Liability, Construction Defect Andres is an Arizona native and attended Arizona State University for both his Undergraduate & Law Degrees.  He specializes in General Liability, Bad Faith, Catastrophic Injury, Transportation & Trucking, Premises Liability, Construction Defect & Professional Negligence.

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Firm Thanksgiving Party 2021

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Every November, we celebrate Thanksgiving in the office with a large lunch that includes all the traditional dishes. While we wait for the turkeys to finish cooking, we compete in our annual cornhole tournament, which provides a lot of laughs. Finally, we gather for our yearly office photo, which we share with our clients in our Christmas cards.

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O'Connor & Dyet Welcomes New Attorney Carmine DiPiero

Carmine grew up in Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University as a proud Spartan before going to the University of Illinois College of Law. He moved to Arizona in 2017 and specializes in Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, Government Liability, Commercial Litigation & Premises Liability.

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The Firm Welcomes New Paralegal Trish Stites

Trish joins us with more than 20 years of experience in various practice areas including corrections and law enforcement defense involving civil claims under 42 U.S.C. §1983, premises liability, wrongful death, personal injury, patent infringement, and antitrust cases.

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Firm Thanksgiving Party 2020

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Every November, we celebrate Thanksgiving in the office with a large lunch that includes all the traditional dishes. While we wait for the turkeys to finish cooking, we compete in our annual cornhole tournament, which provides a lot of laughs. Finally, we gather for our yearly office photo, which we share with our clients in our Christmas cards.

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Our Firm Welcomes New Paralegal Kristin O'Connor

Kristin joins O’Connor & Dyet with over 9 years of experience in corrections and law enforcement defense, including the defense of civil claims under 42 U.S.C § 1983 and 3 years of experience working for forensic experts in biomechanical engineering and accident reconstruction.

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O'Connor & Dyet Welcomes New Attorney Bill Schrank

Bill is a Minnesota native who’s spent his entire legal career in Phoenix, AZ.  He specializes in defense of commercial vehicle accidents and has been a member of the Trucking Industry Defense Association for over 20 years.  He also works with defending dram shop matters, premise liability accidents, , general tort cases, claims evaluation and negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, trials, and risk management review of company safety manuals and website content.

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Firm Thanksgiving Party 2019

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Every November, we celebrate Thanksgiving in the office with a large lunch that includes all the traditional dishes. While we wait for the turkeys to finish cooking, we compete in our annual cornhole tournament, which provides a lot of laughs. Finally, we gather for our yearly office photo, which we share with our clients in our Christmas cards.

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O'Connor & Dyet, P.C. Sponsors “Back to School Backpacks” Program

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On August 5, the firm sponsored the “Back to School Backpacks” program which is part of the ministry of the Higher Praise Church. Firm members also volunteered at the event which provided backpacks and school supplies to 2500 underprivileged children.

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Daniel O’Connor Prevails on Appeal in a Tort Case Regarding Worker’s Injury Claim Against the State

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Daniel J. O’Connor, Jr successfully defended the State of Arizona in a tort action brought by an employee of a private contractor providing health care at an Arizona prison in the Arizona Court of Appeals Division One.

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Daniel O'Connor and Shane Dyet Join Association of Defense Trial Attorneys

The ADTA is a select group of diverse and experienced civil defense trial attorneys. A member of the ADTA is a proven and recognized successful professional possessing the highest skill level of a defense trial attorney in civil cases.

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Daniel O’Connor Obtains a Notable Result in a Slip and Fall Case

After a six day jury trial, the jury rejected Plaintiff’s claim that the fall caused debilitating neurological injury.

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