Chris O'Brien - Buffalo, NY
Attorney at O'Brien + Ford, P.C
Personal injury Lawyers in Buffalo, NY
4549 Main St Suite 201 Buffalo, NY 14226
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37
Years
Experience
Buffalo Personal injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal injury
Attorney Information
Overview
Chris O’Brien has been helping personal injury victims in Western New York for more than 30 years, during which he and John Ford have settled or tried more than 25 million- or multi-million dollar cases on behalf of their clients. Chris, a personal injury lawyer in Buffalo, NY, enjoys a national reputation as a trial lawyer and an educator of other trial lawyers, having shared his trial skills across the United States and Canada. He is a Diplomate of the National College of Advocacy, has been a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum for 25 years, and has been named as one of Western New York’s Top Ten Lawyers by Buffalo Business First. He is one of the best Buffalo car accident lawyers.
Chris lives in Amherst with his wife and children and shares the responsibility of a Bernedoodle named Moose with any of his kids who will help.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Became the Second Lawyer in New York State to Achieve the Status of Diplomate in the National College of Advocacy, 2004
- 10.0 Avvo rating
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum“AV – Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell
- Legal Elite’s Top 10: Best of the Best
Other Sources of Feedback About Chris O'Brien
Included on the 2026 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2012 New York Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, 1988
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Non Legal Education
- College of the Holy Cross
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Classes and Seminars
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Adjunct Professor of Law, University at Buffalo School of Law
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Presenter, American Association for Justice at its Mid-Winter Convention
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Lecturer, Ultimate Trial College for the American Association for Justice (AAJ) at Harvard Law School
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Lecturer, Basic Skills Trial College for AAJ in both Birmingham, Alabama, 2006
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Lecturer, Basic Skills Trial College for AAJ in Reno
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Lecturer, Basic Skills Trial College for AAJ in Nevada
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Lecturer, Deposition College in Cleveland, Ohio
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Lecturer, Deposition College in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Lecturer, Case Workshop, Boston, Massachusetts
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Lecturer, Trial College, Reno, Nevada, 2004
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Lecturer, Trial College Birmingham, Alabama
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Lecturer, Ultimate Trial Advocacy College, Harvard University, 2003 - 2006
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Lecturer, Depositions College, Cleveland, Ohio, 2006
- Lecturer, Depositions College, Long Beach, California, 2007
Pro Bono Activities
- St. Christopher’s Roman Catholic Church (Parish Council)
- David’s Dinner for Famine Relief
- Buffalo Na Fianna Gaelic Football Club
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Western Region Affiliate of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Past President)
- Bar Association of Erie County
- UB Council (Member)
- Canisius High School Alumni (Board of Directors)
- Food Shuttle of Western New York, Inc.
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