Attorney Attorney Bio Ms. O’Connell, a life-long resident of Southern Maryland, graduated from The George Washington University, with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies. She then went on to receive her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. While in law school, she gained invaluable experience as a student attorney of the nationally recognized University of Maryland Law Clinic, specifically with the Collateral Review Division of the Office of the Public Defender and the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office. She also competed on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Team, winning first place at the International Academy of Dispute Resolution Northeastern Mediation Tournament in 2014.