O'Brien, Francis T.

Mr. O'Brien is the founder and chair of the firm's Plaintiff's Personal Injury Practice Group (See the group's website at www.thepanjinjurylawyers.com). He was the first attorney at White and Williams LLP to dedicate 100% of his practice to the representation of injured individuals. Mr. O'Brien is a partner at White and Williams LLP and has been with the firm for over twenty five years. He was selected in a survey of his peers as a Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine multiple times.

Mr. O'Brien has extensive experience representing seriously injured individuals in a wide range of areas including products liability, industrial accidents, premises liability accidents, construction site accidents, sports and recreation accidents, and vehicular accidents. He is an active triathlete and cyclist and often represents individuals who have been injured in racing and training accidents due to negligence or product failures.

Mr. O'Brien and his team of experienced lawyers and support staff represent individuals who have suffered the most serious types of injuries, including quadriplegia, brain damage, catastropohic orthopedic injuries and severe burns. Mr. O'Brien and his team work closely with a wide range of expert witnesses including neurologists, neuropsychologists, orthopedic surgeons, pain management doctors, plastic surgeons, vocational rehabilitation experts, economists, engineers, architects and others to fully and thoroughly develop their clients' cases from both a damages and liability perspective.

All personal injury cases are handled on a contingent fee basis. There is never any charge to the client. Mr. O'Brien is available for telephone or face-to-face consultations.

Mr. O'Brien received his B.A. in 1980 from Montclair State College and his J.D. in 1984 from Villanova University School of Law, where he served Editor of the Villanova Law Review. He is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. O'Brien has also been admitted to handle cases in several other states throughout the United States. Mr. O'Brien has been AV rated by the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating system.

Mr. O'Brien is very active in his community and serves on the CYO Board of St. Helena Parish, as Athletic Director of the St. Helena School and as President of the Whitpain Recreation Association. He is also a member of the Legal Committee of USA Triathlon, the national governing body for the sports of triathlon and duathlon.