Melany O’Brien

About Melany

Melany O’Brien, born and raised in South Sioux City, Nebraska, is Of Counsel at Hauptman O’Brien Wolf and Lathrop, P.C. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 1989 and a Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law in 1993, graduating cum laude. Admitted to the Nebraska Bar and Federal Courts in 1993, she focuses on Personal Injury and Product Liability Law, as well as Civil Litigation. She has served on various Nebraska State Bar Association committees, is a Fellow and Board Member of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation, and was Chair of the House of Delegates in 2016. She is also a former Secretary and Executive Council Member of the Omaha Bar Association and a Past President of the Nebraska Women’s Bar Association. Melany is a Board Member for the Women’s Center for Advancement and is a recipient of the David A. Svoboda Trial Award. She is also the author of "Lead Poisoning Prevention in Nebraska" and "Personal Injury & Workers’ Compensation Proceeds in a Divorce".

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Colleagues at Hauptman, O’Brien, Wolf & Lathrop, P.C.

Terry Anderson

Of Counsel

Tim J. O’Brien

Of Counsel

Steve Lathrop

Attorney

Gordy Hauptman

Founder

David Cripe

Attorney

David O’Neill

Attorney