Edward O'Connell

Edward O'Connell serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, a legal partnership consisting of 150 lawyers across Chicago, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, since May 2010. Prior to this role, Edward held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP from 2007 to 2010, overseeing financial operations for a national legal partnership with 475 lawyers across 25 offices in 12 states. Edward's experience also includes serving as the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP (now Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP) from November 2000 to March 2007, where responsibilities involved managing a legal partnership of 225 lawyers. Edward O'Connell earned a BBA in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame in 1974.