Charles O’Brien

PRACTICE AREA/DEPARTMENT

Personal injury

PROFESSION

Partner

EXPERIENCE

On 1st October 2023 Charles became a partner at George Ide LLP.

Charles specialises in high-value and catastrophic personal injury litigation resulting from accidents in the workplace, public liability and road traffic collisions. He is experienced in representing clients who have suffered serious brain injuries, amputations, spinal cord damage and complex multiple orthopaedic and internal injuries.

Charles has had a great deal of success pursuing dependency claims for families following fatal accidents and he is able to provide support through the inquest process. A keen cyclist, he has also helped many cyclists who have been seriously injured whilst out cycling; he has developed a keen understanding of the technical and legal aspects of the sport. He is also experienced in defendant personal injury work for uninsured corporate clients.

Charles is dual-qualified, as a solicitor in the UK and an attorney at law in the USA, and has practised law in the UK, the USA, and across the Caribbean.

memberships/associations

Charles O’Brien is a Law Society Personal Injury Panel Accredited Solicitor

Recommended Lawyer – Legal 500 law firm directory

Member, Law Society Personal Injury Panel

Member, Washington State Bar Association