Attorney Profiles

Melany O’Brien

Omaha, Nebraska

Partner

Phone: 402-390-9000
Fax: 402-397-7915
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Melany (Lanagan) O’Brien was born and raised in South Sioux City, Nebraska. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree, with Distinction, in 1989 from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Ms. O’Brien earned a Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, in 1993 from Creighton University School of Law. She was admitted to the Nebraska Bar and the Federal Courts in 1993. She is also a trained mediator. Her practice focuses on Personal Injury and Product Liability Law, and Civil Litigation. Ms. O’Brien is a member of the Nebraska State Bar, and has served on the Practice and Procedure, Mediation, and Ways and Means committees, and currently serves on the House of Delegates. She is a member of the Omaha Bar Association, and has served as the Secretary and as a member of the Executive Council. She is a member of the Nebraska Women’s Bar Association and served as past President. Ms. O’Brien is a recipient of the David A. Svoboda Trial Award and is the author of “Lead Poisoning Prevention in Nebraska,” The Nebraska Lawyer Magazine and “Personal Injury & Workers’ Compensation Proceeds in a Divorce,” Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys. She is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation.

Areas of Practice:

Handling only Plaintiffs’ Cases
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Product Liability
Civil Litigation
Workers’ Compensation

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Nebraska, 1993
U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

Education:

Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 1993
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Cum Laude
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1989
B.S., with Distinction

Published Works:

Lead Poisoning Prevention in Nebraska, The Nebraska Lawyer Magazine
Personal Injury & Workers’ Compensation Proceeds in a Divorce, Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Omaha Bar Association, Past Secretary; Past Member of the Executive Council
Nebraska State Bar Association, Member; House of Delegates
American Bar Association, Member
Nebraska Women’s Bar Association, Past President
Nebraska State Bar Foundation, Fellow

The law firm of Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop serves injured clients throughout the Midwest, primarily in the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota and many others. Our offices located in Omaha and Bellevue serve the following communities: Omaha, Ralston, La Vista, Papillion, Bellevue, Millard, Elkhorn, Gretna, Blair, Fort Calhoun, Fremont, Valley, Wahoo, Kennard, Arlington, Norfolk and Bennington in Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Glenwood, Underwood and Missouri Valley in Iowa.