KEVIN O’CONNOR
Attorney, Managing Partner
Kevin received bachelor’s degrees in both Political Science and Spanish, Magna Cum Laude, from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.
He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from the Northern Illinois University College of Law
After graduation, he held the position of employment, labor, and human resources consultant for a large international electronics manufacturer.
From there he signed on with a leading downstate law firm where he concentrated in employment and labor law within the public and educational sectors. In 2012, he returned to the Chicago area and co-founded the law firm of O’Connor-O’Connor P.C., with the mission of providing experienced and intelligent employment law representation to employers and employees alike across Illinois.
- Licensed to practice in the State of Illinois
- Admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
- Admitted to the general bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- Admitted to the trial bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- Admitted to the general bar of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
- Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th
- Member of DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA).
- Member Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).
- Member National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA).
kevin@oconnor-oconnor.com
HEEWON O'CONNOR
Attorney, Managing Partner
Heewon received her undergraduate degree in her native country, South Korea. After moving to the U.S. she received a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Chicago.
She then moved on to earn her Juris Doctorate, with honors, from Northern Illinois University College of Law.
While there she was selected to serve on the American Bar Association’s Judicial Internship Program, and worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Allen Goldberg.
She credits her father, an attorney practicing in South Korea, for her passion to help people receive justice through the law. She was admitted U.S. District
- Licensed to practice in the State of Illinois
- Admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
- Admitted to the general bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- Admitted to trial bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- Admitted to the general bar of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
- Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court or Appeals for the 7th
- Member DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA).
- Member Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA).
- Member National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA).