Samantha delivers strategic and practical legal advice to a diverse portfolio of clients dealing with property, banking and commercial matters. Samantha leads the firm’s Commercial Department where she works closely with our clients on a broad range of matters to include commercial property, securities, business finance, company acquisitions and restructures, of Commercial Property Law, Securities and Commercial and Corporate Law to anticipate and respond to legal issues.
A skilled negotiator and advocate, Samantha regularly appears before the Superior Courts on behalf of clients. Samantha is a Chartered Tax Advisor, Notary Public and member of the Governing Council of the Faculty of Notaries Public. She has achieved Advanced Legal Practitioner Irish status with the Law Society of Ireland and was recognised at the Irish Law Awards 2022 and 2017 as the Irish Language Practitioner of the Year. Samantha is a former legal representative and Tribunal Chairperson with the Mental Health Commission.
Samantha serves on the board of a range of philanthropic and educational bodies.
Samantha became a partner in the firm in 2008 and was appointed Managing Partner in 2023. Samantha was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland in 2005 and is admitted to the Rolls of Solicitors in Northern Ireland, England and Wales.

Patrick leads the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Departments. Patrick has achieved significant results for clients. He is a well-recognised and authoritative arbitrator, negotiator and mediator. In 1998, he was president of the Law Society of Ireland. Patrick has a wide portfolio of board experience and is a former board member of the Irish Sports Council, the Press Council of Ireland, Sport Ireland and currently serves on the board of a number of philanthropic, sporting and commercial bodies. Patrick was appointed by the Minister for Rural and Community Development as Chairperson of the Charity Appeals Tribunal in 2016.

Patrick was admitted to the Rolls of Solicitors in Ireland in 1974 and is admitted to the Rolls of Solicitors in Northern Ireland, England and Wales.

Patrick currently acts as the coroner for the District of Mayo having been appointed in 1989 to the role of coroner.

Siobhán is a partner in the firm’s Banking, Residential and Commercial Property Departments. Siobhán has extensive experience in the areas of banking, secured lending and represents the interests of several banks and other lenders. In particular, she has represented the interests of one of the pillar banks for upwards of 13 years. Siobhán further specialises in the areas of residential and commercial conveyancing, commercial transactions and Company Law. Siobhán became a partner in 2022.

Prior to joining P. O’Connor & Son in January 2017, Siobhán worked as an in-house solicitor with Bank of Ireland where she advised on all aspects of banking law, regulation and security. She also practiced as a solicitor in the Commercial Property Department of Eversheds Sutherland for a number of years where she advised some of the most active developers of the time in the Irish property market on residential and commercial property developments.

Siobhán was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland in 2005. She is also admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales.

Aileen is a senior solicitor in the firm’s Property and Care Law Departments. Aileen advises a broad range of clients in Wills, Probate, Taxation, Conveyancing and Litigation matters.

In 2004, Aileen established her own legal practice in Charlestown, Co. Mayo where she worked as sole practitioner for 18 years. In 2022, her firm merged with P O’Connor & Son Solicitors.

Aileen was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland in 1994 and is admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland, England and Wales. She is also a Chartered Tax Advisor.

Amy joined the firm in 2023 as a solicitor acting in matters of Litigation and Probate with a wealth of experience in all areas of contentious litigation. A Cork native, Amy trained in a criminal law firm in Dublin. She is now keen to expand and develop her legal expertise into general practice which makes P. O’Connor & Son an ideal fit for her.

Amy is a skilled negotiator and mediator with an interest in negotiating and resolving commercial issues. She holds a Certificate in Commercial Mediation from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Certificate in International Business Negotiation from the Law Society of Ireland.

Amy was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland in 2023.