Laura M. O'Brien - Fairfax, VA
Attorney at KELLY BYRNES DANKER & LUU, PLLC
Family Law Lawyers in Fairfax, VA
3975 Fair Ridge Drive Suite 275N Fairfax, VA 22033
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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16
Years
Experience
Fairfax Family Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Laura M. O'Brien has been practicing law since October 2010, and she has exclusively practiced in the area of family law. Her entire law career has been spent with the attorneys of Kelly Byrnes & Danker, PLLC.
Laura received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, in May 2003, where she graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Laura earned her law degree cum laude from George Mason University School of Law in May 2010, where she served on the Board of Editors of the George Mason Law Review and was chosen as a Writing Fellow, teaching first-year law students within the school's esteemed Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis program. She also was chosen as a student member of the George Mason American Inns of Court.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019, 2020
Other Sources of Feedback About Laura M. O'Brien
Included on the 2020 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2019 Washington DC Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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George Mason University School of Law,
Arlington,
Virginia, May, 2010
Honors: cum laude
Honors: George Mason Law Review, Board of Editors
Honors: Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis program, Writing Fellow
Honors: George Mason American Inns of Court, Student Member
Honors: The Honorable Stanley P. Klein (Ret.), Domestic Relations Legal Clinic
Honors: The Honorable Jan L. Brodie (Ret.) of the Fairfax Circuit Court, Legal Intern
Law Review: George Mason Law Review, Board of Editors
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George Mason University School of Law,
Arlington,
Virginia, May, 2010
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Non Legal Education
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Rhodes College,
Memphis,
Tennessee, May, 2003
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Political Science
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Rhodes College,
Memphis,
Tennessee, May, 2003
Current Employment Position(s)
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Associate
Past Positions
- United States House of Representatives, Staff Member
- United States Senate, Staff Member
Pro Bono Activities
- Legal Services of Northern Virginia
- Loudoun County Leadership in the Law Camp
Other Affiliations
- Virginia State Bar (Member)
- Virginia State Bar – Young Lawyers Conference, - 2018 (Board of Governors, Former Member)
- Fairfax Bar Association (Member)
- Loudoun Bar Association (Member)
- 2016 Chief Justice Harry Carrico Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award, - 2016 (Recipient)
- Legal Services of Northern Virginia's Rule 6.1 Society (Gold Member)
- Young Lawyer's Conference Significant Service Award (2014, 2018)
- Steering Committee of the Attorney of the Day Program, Fairfax Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court (Member)
- Fairfax Circuit Court Committee, Secretary
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Contact
3975 Fair Ridge Drive
Suite 275N
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone: 703-239-4921
Fax: 703-268-5888
Email: Send a message
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