Medical Real Estate

Attorneys at Law

O Brien & Jacobs represents clients in all trial and appellate courts, before government agencies and

administrative bodies, and in arbitrations, mediations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

We offer guidance through the initial investigation and discovery process; we deliver experience and

persistence at trial; and we provide the legal expertise to prevail on appeal. Our litigation law practice

encompasses a wide scope of complex litigation, including general liability defense (automobile,

construction, premises), product and manufacturing defects, property damage, insurance coverage issues,

medical malpractice and professional liability defense.

The combination of Michael O Brien s litigation experience and Allan Jacobs vast legal and medical

expertise provides clients with a dynamic legal team. Our downtown Manhattan office is convenient for

clients, and is centrally located to the courts in which we practice. Michael O Brien is admitted to practice

in the State of New York, and Allan Jacobs is admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey.

How to Reach Us

O Brien & Jacobs, PLLC

110 Wall Street, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10005

Phone 212-***-****

Fax 212-***-****

Email: ****@************.***

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Michael P. O Brien Mobile: 646-***-**** Email: ******@************.***

Michael O Brien is an experienced trial attorney with numerous successful jury verdicts thro ughout the New York

State Supreme Courts and New York City Civil Courts. He has successfully represented institutional and individual

clients in complex civil litigation in a broad range of substantive areas, including general negligence, medical

malpractice, wrongful death, toxic tort, real estate, constitutional law, trademark and copyright infringement,

securities fraud, and business disputes. In addition to trial work, Michael s courtroom experience also includes

successful appeals in New York State App ellate Courts.

Prior to co-founding O Brien & Jacobs, PLLC, Michael was staff counsel for Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Company in their New York City office, and before that he was an associate attorney with McCarthy, Small &

Associates, P.C., also in New York, NY. During law school, Michael worked for a sole practitioner in Boston, MA,

where he gained invaluable experience not only in substantive areas of law, but also with the day -to-day

management of a law practice. Michael enhanced his trial expertise by completing an intensive, week-long trial

training program at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in 2004. Michael regularly makes presentations in a

variety of forums related to trial skills, tort litigation and insurance coverage issues.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

August 2003 February 2010

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, New York, NY

Trial Attorney in staff counsel office responsible for all aspects of litigation, including numerous jury

verdicts in City Civil and State Supreme Courts thro ughout the Downstate Region.

New York State Subrogation Coordinator overseeing property damage recovery operations.

Managed a large caseload of diverse litigation issues, including personal and commercial lines defense,

Labor Law, automobile accidents, premises liability and coverage disputes.

Litigation experience included trials, mediations, arbitrations, motion practice, appellate advocacy,

discovery, depositions, pleadings and settlement negotiations.

February 2002 August 2003

McCarthy, Small & Associates, P.C., New York, NY

Trial attorney and managing Workers Compensation attorney responsible for all aspects of litigation,

including trials, motion practice, discovery and depositions.

Drafted motions and conducted research for Federal trademark and copyright infringement, securities

fraud, corporate minority dissolution, breach of fiduciary duties, conversion, and probate.

EDUCATION

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA Juris Doctor, May 2002

Providence College, Providence, RI Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, May 1999

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

New York State Bar Association

o Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section - Thirteenth Judicial District Representative

(Richmond County/Staten Island)

o Young Lawyers Section - Trial Academy Faculty Member

Richmond County Bar Association Member

New York City High School Mock Trial Competition Judge

New York Center for Interpersonal Development Financial Development Committee

Providence College Club of New York Executive Committee Member

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Allan J. Jacobs Mobile: 718-***-**** Email: ******@************.***

Allan Jacobs brings a wealth of medical knowledge and expertise to the O Brien & Jaco bs law firm. Allan decided

to add to his distinguished professional career by pursuing a law degree from St. John s University School of Law.

Allan has also reviewed medical records for litigation and testified as an expert gynecological witness in numerous

trials over the past twenty years. Allan is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Allan Jacobs medical career includes, but is not limited to the following positions:

Flushing Hospital Medical Center Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

New York University School of Medicine Professor

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology Ethics Committee

Beth Israel Medical Center Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

St. Louis University School of Medicine Director, Gynecologic Oncology

Washington University School of Medicine Assistant Professor

University of Nebraska Medical School Assistant Professor

PUBLICATIONS & AWARDS

Needles and Notebooks: The Limits of Requiring Immunization for School Attendance

Hamline Law Review, scheduled for publication Spring 2010

Duty to Third Parties in Employment Referen ces: A Possible Poisonous Potion for the Health Care Industry?

Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy

24 J. Contemp. Health L. & Pol y. 312 (2008)

American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and

Employment Law - Spring 2008

Dr. Thomas C. Beneventano Award for highest grade in Legal Medicine - 2008

CALI Awards (given to the highest scorer in a law school course)

Employment Law, Entertainment Law, Appellate Advocacy - Spring 2007

EDUCATION

St. John s University School of Law, Jamaica, NY Juris Doctor, Dean s List, June 2008

Fellowship, Gynecologic Oncology, 1978 1980

The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1973 1976

Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX

Intern, Internal Medicine, 1972 1973

The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Doctor of Medicine, 1972

Master of Science, Experimental Pathology, 1972

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Bachelor of Arts, 1966

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

New York State Bar Association Member

New York County Lawyers Association Member

American Bar Association Member

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toxic tort, real estate, constitutional law, trademark and copyright infringement

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