Liam O’Connor represents financial institutions, businesses and individuals in creditors’ rights and commercial litigation matters in federal, state and bankruptcy courts.

Liam’s focus is on creditor-side litigation involving loan workouts; forbearance/loan modification agreements; loan sale agreements; real property and mixed collateral foreclosures; UCC Article 9 enforcement; real estate, pre-judgment enforcement remedies such as writs of attachment and appointment of receiver; and bankruptcy.

I knew that I wanted to be part of the Lathrop GPM team immediately after I walked into the office for the first time. It was readily apparent that the people were extremely talented leaders in their profession that were also humble, personable and cared about each other and their community. This combination of excellence, character and integrity is truly unique, and continues to set Lathrop GPM apart from other firms.

Liam has also developed extensive experience enforcing multi-million dollar judgments against individuals, corporations and limited liability companies.

In his spare time, Liam enjoys ice hockey, off-road motorcycling, restoring classic cars, and building and flying radio-controlled model aircraft.

Areas of Focus

Services

Sectors

Experience

  • Represented global commercial lender in successful negotiation of full repayment after borrower’s default under term loan and line of credit, with recovery totaling in excess of $5 million, including principal, interest, late fees and attorneys’ fees.
  • Obtained a $2 million judgment for client, including recovery of all attorneys’ fees and costs, after a two-week bench trial in a case involving financial elder abuse and a fraudulent grant deed of elder party’s real property to defendants.

  • Obtained a $5.8 million judgment for a client and despite numerous attempts to conceal and fraudulently transfer the judgment debtor’s assets, recovered nearly entire amount in satisfaction of judgment.
  • Won a $14.8 million judgment for client, including $10 million in punitive damages, after a two-week bench trial in a fraudulent transfer and malicious prosecution case.
  • Obtained $15 million pre-judgment writs of attachment and right to attach orders on commercial lender’s behalf against corporate borrower, as well as corporate and individual loan guarantors.

Credentials

Education

  • Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D.)
    • CALI Award Recipient for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property, 2006
    • CALI Award Recipient for Excellence in the Study of Interviewing & Counseling, 2005
    • Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, Member, 2005
    • Santa Clara Law Review, Comments Editor, 2004-2006
  • University of California - Santa Barbara (B.A., English Literature)
  • University of Leeds - Yorkshire, England (Junior Year Abroad)

Bar Admissions

  • California, 2006

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Publications

  • “Nuts and Bolts of Enforcing Judgments—Including Issues Facing Trustees and Personal Representatives”, San Mateo, CA, March 2014
  • “Enforcing Judgments and Attacking LLC Interests”, San Jose, CA, June 2012

Professional Activities

  • California Lawyers Association, Business Law Section, 2022-Present
  • Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum, Board Member, 2021-2023
  • William A. Ingram American Inn of Court, Member, 2018-Present
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association, Member, 2006-Present

Community Involvement

  • History San Jose, Chair of the Board of Directors, 2019-Present
  • Community Leadership San Jose, Program participant, 2012
  • San Jose Downtown Association, Member of Finance Committee; Board Member; Treasurer and Executive Committee Member, 2011-2017