Hometown:
Anaheim, California

Undergraduate:
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo,
Economics
Graduation: May 2008

Awarded:
Judge Loren Dahl Scholarship,
Sacramento Estate Planning Council

Conor Flynn considered becoming an accountant, but has found the perfect way to marry his mathematics acumen and his legal education. After he graduates from Pacific McGeorge, the Orange County native will begin clerking for a federal bankruptcy judge in Riverside.

“Everybody I’ve talked to says it’s such a great experience. It’s a good segue into starting your career,” Flynn says.

Flynn has already gained a respectable amount of professional experience. While an undergraduate, he worked in the San Francisco law office of his cousin, Margaret Mahaffey Flynn, ’94, and for a bankruptcy attorney in San Luis Obispo.

Last fall, Flynn was an extern to U.S. Magistrate Judge Kim Mueller of the federal court’s Eastern District of California. He has been trained through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), and has helped his fellow Pacific McGeorge with their own income tax returns.

In addition, Flynn has worked in the tax clinic of the California State Board of Equalization, helping individuals with their personal income tax appeals. In February, he received a thank-you note from one of his clients, who received a $25,000 settlement.