Kevin J. O'Connor (attorney)

For the actor, see Kevin J. O'Connor (actor).
Kevin J. O'Connor
United States Associate Attorney General
In office
2008–2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byGregory G. Katsas (acting)
Succeeded byThomas J. Perrelli
Chief of Staff to the United States Attorney General[1]
In office
April 2007 – November 2007
Attorney GeneralAlberto Gonzales
Paul Clement
Peter Keisler
Michael Mukasey
United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
In office
2002–2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJohn A. Danaher III[2]
Succeeded byNora Dannehy
Personal details
Born
Kevin James O'Connor[3][1]

(1967-05-03) May 3, 1967 (age 57)[4][1][5]
Hartford, Connecticut[1]
Political partyRepublican[6]
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BA)
University of Connecticut (JD)

Kevin James O'Connor (born May 3, 1967) is an American lawyer who serves as vice president, General Counsel & Government Relations for the Carrier Corporation.[7] Previously, he served as an attorney appointed by President George W. Bush and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate as Connecticut’s 48th United States Attorney in 2002. From January to April 2006, O'Connor served as an associate deputy attorney general. In 2007, O'Connor served as Chief of Staff to United States Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales. In 2008, O'Connor was unanimously confirmed as Associate Attorney General of the United States, the number three position at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), a post he held until 2009, when he left the DOJ to join the law firm of Bracewell and Giuliani.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b c d Confirmation hearings on federal appointments: hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session. U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. 28 April 2007. ISBN 9780160834912. Retrieved 28 April 2023 – via HathiTrust.
  2. ^ "About the Office". 18 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Kevin James O'Connor Profile | Hartford, CT Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. ^ Hubbell, Martindale (April 1995). Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, 1995. Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561601127.
  5. ^ Michaela Buhler, Dorothy Lee Jackson (1998). Washington Monitor's Congressional Yellow Book. Washington Monitor, Inc.
  6. ^ "Kevin O'Connor Appointed to UConn Board of Trustees". 21 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Kevin O'Connor Joins Carrier as VP, General Counsel & Government Relations". 16 January 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Kevin J. O'Connor, White Collar Criminal Defense, Connecticut and New York Attorney Bracewell". Bracewellgiuliani.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  9. ^ "O'connor Joins Firm - Hartford Courant". Courant.com. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2010-08-29.