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Attorney Profile

Maureen J. O'Brien

Maureen O'Brien

Maureen O'Brien

O'Brien & Thomas, LLC
12600 West Colfax, Suite C400
Lakewood, CO 80215

Lakewood

Colorado (CO)

T: 303-238-0648
F: 303-232-5161

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense

Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI

Criminal Defense: White Collar

Selected To

• Colorado Super Lawyers 2011
• Colorado Super Lawyers 2010
• Colorado Super Lawyers 2009
• Colorado Super Lawyers 2008
• Colorado Super Lawyers 2007

Profile

Maureen O'Brien has dedicated her legal career to defending individuals charged with a wide range of crimes. A partner at O'Brien & Thomas, LLC, in Lakewood, Colorado, Ms. O'Brien represents clients in Jefferson County and the surrounding areas who are facing charges ranging from DUI to murder. However, she primarily focuses on felony cases.

Ms. O'Brien is active in a number of professional organizations. She is a past president of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, and she has served on that board for seven years. Also, she has served as chairman of the Corrections Board in Jefferson County for 16 years. Further, Ms. O'Brien has been appointed to the Jefferson County Strategic Planning Committee and is a past president of the First Judicial District Bar Association in Jefferson County, Colorado.

Recognized for her dedication to professional excellence, Maureen O'Brien has been included in the list of top 100 trial lawyers in Colorado by the American Trial Lawyers Association for several years. She has also been selected for inclusion in Colorado Super Lawyers from 2007 through 2011.

About Maureen O'Brien

Law School: University of Colorado Law School

Admitted: 1990, Colorado

Professional Webpage: www.obrien-thomas-law.com/

Honors and Awards:

  • Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Criminal Procedure
  • Delta Theta Phi

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Licensed Nursing Home Administrator, Florida, 1984

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Appointed to Governor's Advisory Council on Community Corrections, 2000 -  2008
  • Past President, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association
  • Member, Criminal Justice Strategic Planning Committee, Jefferson County, 2000 - Present
  • Member, Jefferson County District Attorney's Office Diversion Council, 1994 - 1996
  • Chairman, Jefferson County Corrections Board, 1997 - Present
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • President Elect, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association, 2007 - 2008
  • Secretary, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association, 2006 - 2007
  • Member, Board of Directors, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association, 2003 - Present
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • President, First Judicial District Bar Association, 1999 - 2000
  • President Elect, First Judicial District Bar Association, 1998 - 1999
  • Secretary/Treasurer, First Judicial District Bar Association, 1997 - 1998
  • Member, Board of Trustees, First Judicial District Bar Association, 1995 - 1997
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1990
  • Colorado, 1990

Representative Clients:

  • People v. Schneider, 991 P.2d 296, Co. App, 1999

Educational Background:

  • Pace University, B.A., 1976
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