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Gerard W. O'Brien & Associates

2650 E. Imperial Highway, Brea CA 92821

jerry@gerardwobrien.com

714-985-9025

NIL SINE MAGNO LABORE Nothing without Great Effort

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A Moment in Time, by Tanya Ragir, sculpted from real life, the older child is now a teenager. Planning for the future turns into having planned for the present in virtually no time. A Moment in time is located on Lambert Road East of Krammer in Brea.

Planning for the future turns into planning for today in no time. This sculpture in Brea, by Tanya Ragir, is titled, "A moment in time." The moment however is past, and the young girl leading the little girl is now a teenager. Plan today because the future comes at you with amazing speed.

 

Who we are

Gerard W. O’Brien, ESQ.
Gerard W. O’Brien, or Jerry O’Brien as he is more commonly known, is a California Licensed Attorney who began practice in June, 1991.

Jerry earned his Bachelor’s Degree in History at Brooklyn College in 1979. During his education he had the privilege of studying with Professor Edwin Burrows, Pulitzer Prize winning author of “GOTHAM.” Jerry has adopted the College's motto as his own Nil Sine Magno Labore - Nothing without great effort...,"

After graduating from Brooklyn College, Jerry went into the culinary arts field, cooking professionally in New York City, Paris France, and Orange County, California. In 1980 Jerry participated in the New York Restaurant School’s Culinary Arts Program. Two days after finishing the program, Jerry went to France to work as Chef of the MacAdam Restaurant in Paris.  Returning to the USA, Jerry cooked in both New York City and Orange County California.

Jerry created the Parties by Panache Web Site, which gets about 20,000 visits per month and publishes "The Panache Experience", which at the end of 2007 has run to 37 issues.

Jerry has written two novels, “The Sweet Water”, and “A Field Guide to the Angels in Brooklyn”.  He is currently seeking publication of “A Field Guide to the Angels in Brooklyn” . Jerry publishes the critically acclaimed “O’Brien’s Literary Speculator”. He also hosts theblogs, www.obrienzspeculator.wordpress.com and www.crookitalism.wordpress.com This website reflects Jerry's disappointment that so many people who are not capitalists, pretend to be so that they can commit crimes against society and defame the greatest economic theory ever proposed.

Jerry also completed a certificate program in fiction writing at Cal State Fullerton. Mr. O’Brien has over twenty five interviews, articles, and reviews published on www.Jazzreview.com.

Jerry won a certificiate for excellence in Writing Sci Fi/ Horror/ Fantasy at the 2007 Santa Barbara Writer's Conference.

Pertaining to the practice of law:
In 1987 Jerry began Law School at Western State University, College of Law from which he graduated in the top quarter of his class in 1990. Jerry won an AmJur award for Bankruptcy and placed first in his class in Community Property Law. Mr. O’Brien conducted a solo legal practice in Brea, CA from 1991 to 2000, Brea Estate and Financial Law, Brea Estate & Financial Law, Brea, CA 92821at which point he went in-house at his wife ’s business Parties By Panache, Inc. While counsel at Parties by Panache Jerry undertook several projects relating to marketing in addition to over seeing contracts, corporate, employment law matters.

Member of the California State Bar Association

- Trust and Estates Section
- Business Law Section

Member of the Orange County Bar Association

- Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates

Member of Wealth Counsel, LLC

Member of the Planned Giving Roundtable of Orange County

-Mr. O’Brien facilitates study groups on Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer for Financial Professionals.

Mr. O'Brien facilitates Study groups on planned giving

Member of the

Jeremy O'Brien

Jeremy O'BrienJeremy O'Brien

Executive Assistant

Jeremy O’Brien is currently assisting Gerard W. O'Brien in the operation of his Brea Law Office and is studying estate planning techniques and strategies. Jeremy does not plan to be a lawyer.

Jeremy has spent several years studying cinema and movie making technique with an emphasis on Film Noir, Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy film making. He is currently at work on a history of the American influence on Japanese animation arts.

Jeremy is also knowledgable in the history and making of swords.