Daniel O’Brien

Dan O’Brien is “of counsel” with Lovelace Law P.C. He has almost 17 years of experience representing individual and corporate clients in state and federal courts throughout Texas. Mr. O’Brien represents both plaintiffs and defendants, with an emphasis on business law and commercial law cases involving real estate fraud, commercial and residential lease matters, business torts, partnership disputes, and commercial collection actions. Mr. O’Brien also handles personal injury, property damage, and probate cases.

Dan earned his undergraduate degrees in Economics and History from the University of Texas at Austin in 1996. Dan graduated from Baylor University School of Law in 2001 and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2001. Following law school, Mr. O’Brien was selected and served as briefing attorney to Justice Davie L. Wilson and the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas in Houston.

From his time with the court of appeals, Mr. O’Brien has worked on over 75 appeals ranging from complex civil matters to capital murder cases. Dan O’Brien also brings over 7 years of experience gained while working in the commercial litigation and general litigation sections of two large law firms, including one of the largest firms in Austin’s history.

In 2009, Dan completed his primary mediation at The Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution at the University of Texas School of Law and his advanced mediation training involving family law matters in Fort Worth. He is qualified for appointment as a mediator in all civil disputes in the Texas, including suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

BAR ADMISSIONS:

• Texas, 2001
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2006
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2007
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2006
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2004
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2003

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

• Hays County Bar Association, Member
• The College of the State Bar of Texas, Past Member