In 2010, Mr. O'Connell joined Herschel Gelber as a full partner, at which time the law firm was renamed Gelber & O'Connell, LLC. Prior to joining Herschel Gelber, Mr. O'Connell was senior trial counsel at Siegel, Kelleher & Kahn, LLP, where he successfully represented the interests of his injured clients before the State and Federal Courts of the State of New York, in addition to the United States Congress, New York State Legislature and Erie County Legislature.