Collectively, Patrick O'Brien and Jeffrey Chod have over 40 years of experience representing the rights of injured railroad employees and fighting for the compensation they rightfully deserve. Over the years we have handled cases in both state and federal courts in more than 30 states across the United States, representing individuals for traumatic injuries, cumulative trauma injuries, and illnesses causally related to railroad occupational exposures.
Distinct from most law firms, O'Brien Chod, LLC, employs Deborah Rine as a full-time disability and insurance specialist who previously worked for the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board for over 25 years. Ms. Rine is available to our clients, at no additional cost, to advise and assist with all matters under the U.S. Railroad Retirement Act, including the filing of all required paperwork for disability annuities and pensions, and RRB sickness, insurance, unemployment and survivorship benefits. Ms. Rine has vast experience with all aspects of the applicable private insurance disability policies (i.e. Provident, Trustmark, Aetna) and all issues involving medical insurance and Medicare coverage that are vitally important to railroaders and their families.
O'Brien Chod, LLC, also employs several field representatives who were previous employees of the following railroads: Kansas City Southern Railway Company; Norfolk Southern Railway Company; Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad; BNSF Railway Company; and Union Pacific Railroad Company. These field representatives reside in or near the following cities: Decatur, Illinois; Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Denver, Colorado; Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Pittsburg, Kansas. These field representatives are available to assist our clients with any issues that arise, as well as to investigate the facts and circumstances of railroad injury claims.
With our years of litigation experience and vast resources, we are uniquely positioned to handle ALL aspects of your injury case. Few, if any law firms specializing in the FELA practice are equally equipped to provide this level of client service.
