Background
Phillips O'Brian, Fern was born on March 25, 1956 in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
Phillips O'Brian, Fern was born on March 25, 1956 in Durham, North Carolina, United States.
University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors in English, 1978). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983).
Worked at Arnold & Porter (Washington, DC) specializing in Litigation, Products Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Virginia. 1985, District of Columbia.
Phi Beta Kappa. Executive Editor and Staff Member, Georgetown Law Journal, 1981-1983. Court Law Clerk, United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1983.
Law Clerk, The Honorable Kenneth W. Starr, United States. Circuit Judge, United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1983-1984.
Barrister, Charles Fahy American Inn of Court, 1994.