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“Inside the Mind of a TWC Hearing Officer”

On May 7, 2014, Kerry O’Brien was the featured speaker for the Austin Bar Association Labor & Employment Law group’s monthly meeting, speaking to local employee and employer attorneys on the Texas Workforce Commission appeals process. As a TWC hearing officer, Kerry handled over 800 appeals on unemployment benefits. Now, for the past six years in private practice, Kerry has represented hundreds of clients in unemployment appeals, wage claim appeals and Rule 13 tax hearings. The presentation, called “Inside of the Mind of a TWC Hearing Officer,” provided Kerry’s insight on how to help the client win what is often a very important hearing for them.

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Kerry O’Brien quoted in Harvard Crimson for article about non-payment to workers

Texas employment attorney Kerry O’Brien was recently interviewed for and quoted in an article by the Harvard student-run newspaper, the Harvard Crimson, concerning a company’s failure to pay and communicate with its workers after an acquisition. That article is ‘Ghosted’: Clients, Mentors Seek Money and Answers from Harvard Dropout’s College Admissions Startup, published March 24. […]

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Kerry O’Brien selected as a 2023 Texas Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters is the premier attorney recognition publication in the legal profession. Kerry O’Brien of the O’Brien Law Firm was just named a 2023 Texas Super Lawyer. The Super Lawyers organization selects lawyers based on a multi-step process, which includes nominations by other lawyers, peer ratings, and research by the organization to […]

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