Patrick S. O'Brien

SWMW Law

Recognized since 2013

St. Louis, Missouri

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Railroad Law

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Patrick O’Brien has been a trial lawyer representing the rights of injured railroad workers for more than thirty (30) years.

He has dedicated his professional career to helping those who have been injured through the negligence of others. Patrick has tried cases to verdict in 15 states and has represented railroad workers from all crafts. Patrick has developed a specialty in handling occupational injury and toxic exposure illness claims under the FELA and has achieved numerous substantial verdicts against various railroads. Patrick is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA), the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and is licensed to practice law in Missouri, Illinois, and Minnesota, and in various federal district courts and courts of appeal as listed below.?

States and Courts in which Pat O’Brien is Licensed to Practice Law

Missouri, 1979
Illinois, 1980
Minnesota, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2009
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2018
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1979
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1980
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1983
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1989
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2006
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2009
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2011
U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2012

Contact & Links

E-mail: patrick.obrien@swmwlaw.com
Direct Phone Number: 314-806-4008
Lawyer Page: https://www.swmwlaw.com/our-lawyers/pat-obrien/

Location

701 Market Street, Suite 1000
St. Louis, MO 63101

Languages

English

Education

Saint Louis University, J.D., graduated 1977

Bar Admissions

Missouri, The Missouri Bar
Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
Minnesota, Minnesota State Bar Association

Affiliations

Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys - Member
American Association for Justice - Member
American Bar Association - Member
American Board of Trial Advocates, Eastern MO/Southern IL Chapter - Member, past President
Greenbriar Hills Country Club - Member, past President
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys - Member
Phi Kappa Psi - MO Alpha fraternity - Alumni Member