John A. O'Brien
(313) 961-7321 ext 230
John A. O'Brien is a Partner with Blake, Kirchner having joined the Firm in February 2009. John is a member of the Firm's Workers' Compensation Group. While he concentrates his practice primarily in the area of workers' compensation litigation, he is also involved in third-party litigation and matters involving no-fault claims.
Mr. O'Brien represents a variety of self-insured, workers' compensation funds, including the Metalworking Industries of Michigan Workers' Compensation Self-Insured Fund, the Lumberman's Fund, the Michigan Horticulture Industries Workers' Compensation Fund, as well as a variety of credit unions and insurance companies.
Areas of Practice
- Workers' Compensation Litigation
- Appellate
- No-Fault
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1989
Education
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1989
- Albion College, Albion, Michigan
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1986
Representative Clients
- Metalworking Industries of Michigan Workers' Compensation Self-Insured
- The Lumberman's Fund
- Michigan Horticulture Industries Workers' Compensation Fund
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Macomb County Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan, Workers' Compensation Section
- The Michigan Self-insured Association
- American Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section
- American Inn of Court
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Chi
- Delta Theta Phi


