Though O'Brien Chod, LLC, was formed in January 2009, attorneys Patrick O'Brien and Jeffrey Chod have more than 40 years of combined experience counseling and advising injured railroad workers and their families under the FELA, and have dedicated their professional careers to helping those who have been injured through the negligence of others.
Over the years, we have handled cases in both state and federal courts across the United States, representing individuals for traumatic injuries, cumulative trauma injuries and illnesses causally related to railroad occupational exposures. We have tried cases to verdict in 15 states and have represented injured railroad workers in both state and federal courts in the following states: Arizona, Arkansas, Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
At O'Brien Chod, LLC, we represent injured workers in all railway industry crafts, including locomotive engineers, conductors, brakemen, trainmen, carmen, machinists, electricians, laborers, maintenance of way employees, trackmen, track welders, bridge and building employees, signal maintainers, clerks, dispatchers, sheet metal workers and boilermakers.
Patrick O'Brien is an AV rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell — the highest possible rating for ethical standards and legal ability awarded by the organization's peer review rating system.*
Our firm has years of experiencing pursuing the rights of injured individuals against large corporations, including railroads and insurance companies, to obtain the compensation justly deserved. When an individual is injured working for the railroad, there are many different issues that must be addressed immediately to adequately protect the rights and interests of that individual. Not only is the firm able to aggressively handle your FELA injury claim, we employee a full-time disability/insurance benefits specialist and are, thereby, uniquely positioned to provide guidance and assistance in other important areas, including:
Over the years, we have achieved countless favorable settlements and trial verdicts on behalf of our clients against all railroads, and O'Brien Chod, LLC, will continue to protect the rights of all railroad employees and vigorously prosecute all types of injury and illness claims on behalf of our clients throughout the United States.
If you, or anyone you know, have any questions concerning the rights and remedies afforded under the FELA, or any other state or federal law, please call our FELA railroad injury attorneys toll free at 877-746-3165 or contact us online for a free, no obligation consultation.
More than 40 years combined experience representing injured clients nationwide.
*AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
