Laura M. O'Brien

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Laura M. O'Brien: Attorney with Kelly Byrnes & Danker, PLLC

Biography

Laura M. O'Brien has been practicing law since October 2010, and she has exclusively practiced in the area of family law. Her entire law career has been spent with the attorneys of Kelly Byrnes & Danker, PLLC.

Laura received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, in May 2003, where she graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Laura earned her law degree cum laude from George Mason University School of Law in May 2010, where she served on the Board of Editors of the George Mason Law Review and was chosen as a Writing Fellow, teaching first-year law students within the school's esteemed Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis program. She also was chosen as a student member of the George Mason American Inns of Court.

Honors and Awards

Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019, 2020

Past Employment Positions

United States House of Representatives, Staff Member

United States Senate, Staff Member

Pro Bono Activities

Legal Services of Northern Virginia

Loudoun County Leadership in the Law Camp

Professional Associations and Memberships

Virginia State Bar, Member

Virginia State Bar – Young Lawyers Conference, Board of Governors, Former Member, 2018

Fairfax Bar Association, Member

Loudoun Bar Association, Member

2016 Chief Justice Harry Carrico Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award, Recipient, 2016

Legal Services of Northern Virginia's Rule 6.1 Society, Gold Member, Present

Young Lawyer's Conference Significant Service Award, 2014, 2018

Steering Committee of the Attorney of the Day Program, Fairfax Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, Member

Fairfax Circuit Court Committee, Secretary

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Areas of Practice (1)

  • Family Law

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Rhodes College, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Law School Attended:
George Mason University School of Law, J.D., cum laude; George Mason Law Review, Board of Editors; Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis program, Writing Fellow; George Mason American Inns of Court, Student Member; The Honorable Stanley P. Klein (Ret.), Domestic Relations Legal Clinic; The Honorable Jan L. Brodie (Ret.) of the Fairfax Circuit Court, Legal Intern., 2010
Year of First Admission:
2010
Admission:
2010, Virginia
Memberships:
Virginia State Bar; Fairfax Bar Association; Loudoun Bar Association.
ISLN:
922094309

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American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Other, Visa

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571-652-2108  Phone

703-268-5888  Fax

www.kbdfamilylaw.com/attorney/laura-m-o-brien

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