Thomas C. O'Brien

Background

O'Brien, Thomas C. was born on December 2, 1943 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.

Education

Eastern Michigan University (Bachelor of Science, 1966). University of Detroit (Juris Doctor, 1969).

Career

Worked at O'Brien and O'Brien (Ann Arbor, Michigan) specializing in Criminal Law, Personal Injury Law, Trial Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Michigan and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.

Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "The V.A. Murders," Litigation Magazine, November, 1984. "How to Introduce Evidence in Court: Expert Witnesses," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1986. "Presenting the Defense," Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan, 1987.

"Reliability of Child Witnesses," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1987. "Cross Examination of Expert Witness," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1993 and Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan, 1994. Law Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1969-1970.

Section Leader and Faculty Member, Basic Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1978—. Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1980—. Section Leader, Midwest Regional Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1989—.

Section Leader and Faculty Member, Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1985. Instructor, Trial Advocacy, University of Michigan Law School, 1986—. Guest Lecturer, University of Michigan Law School, 1978-1985.

Faculty Member, Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan Seminar on Trial Advocacy, Spring 1983, Spring and Fall 1987 and Spring 1994. Washtenaw County Bar Association (Chairman, Trial Practice Section, 1988—. Chairman, Mediation Committee, 1991—.

Member, Judiciary Committee). Chairman, Ann Arbor Bicentennial Commission, 1975-1976. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.

Member: Washtenaw County (Member, Judiciary Committee), Federal and American (Member, Section on Litigation. Committee Member, Trial Practice Committee, 1981—) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Fellows of the Michigan State Bar Foundation.

Special Investigator, Grievance Committee, 1973—. Member, Section on Negligence and Criminal Law. Committee Member, Task Force on Professionalism, 1989.

Member, Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence and Criminal Jury Instructions). Michigan Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers.

Achievements

• Thomas C. O"Brien has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Judiciary Committee). Chairman, Ann Arbor Bicentennial Commission, 1975-1976. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.

Member: Washtenaw County (Member, Judiciary Committee), Federal and American (Member, Section on Litigation. Committee Member, Trial Practice Committee, 1981—) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Fellows of the Michigan State Bar Foundation.

Special Investigator, Grievance Committee, 1973—. Member, Section on Negligence and Criminal Law. Committee Member, Task Force on Professionalism, 1989.

Member, Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence and Criminal Jury Instructions). Michigan Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers.