Background
O'Connell, Michael P. was born on February 15, 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia.
O'Connell, Michael P. was born on February 15, 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Belmont Abbey College (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1975).
United States. v. Chase, 18 F.3d 1166 (4CCA, 1994).Worked at Stirling & O'Connell, P.A. (Charleston, SC) specializing in Civil and Criminal Trial Practice, Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, South Carolina. 1979, District of Columbia.
1981, United States. District Court, District of South Carolina. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Faculty Member, Trial Practice Institute, National Criminal Defense College, 1992, 1995.
Adjunct Professor, Political Science, The Citadel, 1992, 1994. Member and Administrative Law Judge, South Carolina Occupational Health and Safety Review Board, 1988-1991. Member: South Carolina Bar (Member, Resolution of Fee Disputes Board, 1986-1994).
Military: Sergeant, United States. Army, 1969-1971; Vietnam, 1970-1971. Stirling & O'Connell is a two-lawyer firm consisting of Husband and Wife, Ann M. Stirling and Michael P. O'Connell.
They were associated with each other for approximately five years in the 1980s, and are now re-associated. During the hiatus, Mr. O'Connell was a State and then Federal Public Defender.
Ms. Stirling specializes exclusively in Family Law. Mr. O'Connell has expertise in Criminal Defense, both State and Federal, and is an experienced Trial Attorney in all areas of both Civil and Criminal Law.
Member: South Carolina Bar (Member, Resolution of Fee Disputes Board, 1986-1994). Military: Sergeant, United States. Army, 1969-1971; Vietnam, 1970-1971.
