John M. O'Brien
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Elk Grove, California
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Medical devices,
Motor vehicle defects,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
9401 E Stockton Blvd, Suite 225Elk Grove, California, 95624
First Admitted: 1990, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.ozlaw.com/john-obrien/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- University of Southern California Law Review, 1988
- Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association (CCTLA)
- Sacramento County Bar Association
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
- American Association of Justice (AAJ)
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- The O'Brien & Zehnder Law Firm successfully resolved a case against an industrial defendant for $3,075,000. The case involved a commercial truck driver delivering product to an industrial chemical facility in the Bay Area. The client suffered severe fractures in his cheekbone and orbital socket and partial blindness when a high pressure hose was energized without his knowledge. A five pound cast iron valve blew off in his face as he attempted to connect it to his truck to offload the contents to the defendant's storage tank. , 2019
- Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Zehnder obtained a verdict of $125,000 in Nevada County on behalf of a woman injured in a low speed 5 mph rear impact. The client had not undergone any surgery and had treated conservatively with a chiropractor and pain management doctor. The highest offer from the defense was $25,000. , 2019
- O'Brien & Zehnder successfully resolved a case involving a motorcyclist who was injured on the freeway when a car made an unsafe lane change directly in his path. The client hit the rear of the defendant's vehicle and laid down his back at freeway speed. The client suffered multiple injuries including a broken clavicle, broken shoulder and herniated discs in his lumbar spine, all of which required surgery to repair. The client was forced to take an early discharge from a 25 year career as an active dury Master Sergeant in the Air Force. The case resolved for the defendant's insurance policy limit of $2,300,000. , 2019
- The O'Brien & Zehnder Law Firm successfully resolved a case for a man who was rendered paraplegic after falling from a residential homeowner's decorative trellis. The case involved several novel questions of law including whether the Privette Doctrine prevented suit against the homeowner, despite disputed facts as to whether dry rot which had been painted over on the trellis caused or contributed to plaintiff's fall. The case settled while defendant's motion for summary judgment was pending for a significant sum. , 2019
- O'Brien & Zehnder successfully resolved an exploding pressure cooker case venued in federal court for $400,000. The client suffered second and third degree burns on her stomach and right thigh when the lid on the pressure cooker opened under pressure and spewed the super heated contents on her. , 2019
- O'Brien & Zehnder successfully resolved a case for a woman injured in a rear-end car accident for $842,000. The client suffered a sacro-iliac joint injury that required a fusion surgery. , 2019
- Mr. O'Brien won a $4.2 million verdict from an Alameda County jury for a man who was severely injured at a multi-employer road construction site in Roseville. The client suffered knee and back injuries and was permanently disabled from work when a skip loader ran into him while he was unloading his pick up truck. , 2016
Honors/Awards:
- A+ BBB Rating
- Trial Advocate of the Year, Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association, 2009
- Superb Avvo Rating
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Educational Background:
- J.D. University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 1990
- University of the Pacific, B.A. in Political Science/Economics; Honors: Magna Cum Laude, 1987, 1987
Industry Groups:
- ABOTA
- CAOC
- CCTLA
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