Background
O'Brien, Maria was born on September 14, 1962 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States.
O'Brien, Maria was born on September 14, 1962 in Montclair, New Jersey, United States.
Connecticut College (Bachelor of Arts, 1984). University of Rhode Island (Master of Science, 1988). University of New Mexico School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1992).
Worked at Sheehan, Sheehan & Stelzner, P.A. (Albuquerque, New Mexico) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Aviation, Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Business, Construction, Legislative Relations, Real Property, White Collar Criminal Defense, Natural Resources, Environmental Law and Water Law, Arbitration and Mediation, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice and Toxic Tort Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1992, New Mexico.
Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable James A. Parker, Judge for the United States. District Court, District of New Mexico, 1992-1994. Author: "The Ultimate Advisor: Rights of A Downstream State Under the Clean Water Act," 31 National Resources Journal 950, Fall, 1991.
Member: State Bar of New Mexico. Sheehan, Sheehan & Stelzner, P.A.'s goal as a firm is to render personalized, cost effective, quality legal services that address and respect each client's needs and desires. In order to achieve that goal, the firm has brought together a dedicated group of attorneys with diverse knowledge and experience in a broad range of legal subjects.
It also has developed an extensive support system which includes state-of-the-art computer technology and case management, a substantial law library with computer-assisted legal research, and the assistance of talented and well-supervised paralegals, legal assistants and law clerks. This broad-based support capability is designed to increase efficiency and minimize costs, and allows the firm to be technologically competitive with larger law firms while maintaining the personalized client contact and responsiveness that only a small firm can provide. Sheehan, Sheehan & Stelzner, P.A. is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Member: State Bar of New Mexico.