About Us

O’Connor * Telezinski provides high-quality legal representation to public and private employers.  We offer personalized, accessible service to meet the technical needs of our clients.  We are also committed to providing exceptional value to our clients by addressing each matter in an efficient and pragmatic manner, with due consideration to our client’s objectives.

We take pride in our ability to achieve the balance of experience, skill, efficiency, and creativity. Our philosophy is to provide the highest quality legal service in a timely and efficient manner with careful attention to the legal, financial, and practical aspects of each case.

The firm consists of two shareholders, associate attorneys, and a helpful and experienced support staff.  We focus on providing counseling and litigation services to employers and insurance carriers, and have developed a reputation for professionalism, innovation, and client satisfaction. The firm maintains a state-of-the-art computer system to keep pace with current technological advances as we, as a society, move towards paperless offices and courts.

The firm makes it a point to learn about their clients’ particular needs.  For example, Ms. O’Connor and Mr. Telezinski have both obtained the professional designation of Associate in Risk Management for Public Entities (ARM-P), providing added value for clients dealing with issues related to risk management.  Additionally, Ms. O’Connor holds the Certified School Risk Manager (CSRM) professional designation, giving her further insight into risk management issues in our schools, and Mr. Telezinski holds the Medicare Set-Aside Consultant Certified (MSCC) professional designation, providing added value to clients with additional expertise in this increasingly important area.


Professional Affiliations

Various members of the firm support and participate in the following professional, service, and/or non-profit organizations:

  • State Bar of California
  • Riverside County Bar Association
  • Workers' Compensation Forum of the Inland Empire
  • California Association of Joint Powers Authorities (CAJPA)
  • Public Agency Risk Management Association (PARMA)
  • National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP)
  • Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce
  • Kiwanis Club of Riverside
  • Riverside County Philharmonic

Representative Clients

  • Adelanto School District
  • Alta Loma School District
  • Apple Valley Unified School District
  • Barstow Unified School District
  • Bear Valley Unified School District
  • Chaffey Community College
  • Chino Valley Unified School District
  • City of Hemet
  • City of Hesperia
  • Visiting Nurse Association of the Inland Counties
  • Whittier Union High School District
  • York Insurance Services Group, Inc.
  • Colton Joint Unified School District
  • CorVel Corporation
  • County of San Bernardino
  • CSAC Excess Insurance Authority
  • Etiwanda School District
  • ESIS
  • Hesperia Unified School District
  • Kerry Ingredients and Flavours
  • Lucerne Valley Unified School District
  • Travelers Insurace
  • Victor Elementary School District
  • Victor Valley Union High School District
  • Morongo Unified School District
  • Mountain View School District
  • Needles Unified School District
  • Ontario-Montclair School District
  • Oro Grande Elementary School District
  • Quality Printing
  • Rim of the World School District
  • Safety National
  • San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
  • Snowline Joint Unified School District
  • Specialty Risk Services
  • Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District