Gerard W. O'Brien
Attorney at Law
Gerard W. O'Brien has practiced law for 32 years in Brea, California. For the last 15 years, he has been the Owner of Gerard W. O'Brien & Associates, P.C., which specializes in estate planning and administration. Mr. O'Brien graduated from Brooklyn College CUNY in 1979 with a BA in History. He attended New York Restaurant School's Culinary Certificate program in 1980, and worked as professional chef until 1989. From September 1987 until his graduation with a J.D. in December 1990, Mr. O'Brien attended Western State College of Law in Fullerton, California. In 1989, he was a consumer counselor at The Fair Housing Council of Orange County. From 1990 to June 1991, Mr. O'Brien served as a law clerk in the Law Office of Robert L. Bachman. He then took the California State Bar Test in February 1991 and was sworn in as an attorney on June 6, 1991. In 1991, Mr. O'Brien worked at the Law Office of Marc Tow. He decided to open his own practice in June of 1992, and has practiced in Brea, California ever since. In 2011, Mr. O'Brien took on Antoine R. Gadpaille as an Associate, and in 2018, Mr. Gadpaille became a share holder in Gerard W. O'Brien & Associates, P.C. Mr. O'Brien contributed to “Business Succession Planning: Strategies for California Estate Planners and Business Attorneys,” First Edition.
