JOHN A. O'BRIEN
jobrien@kbbolaw.com
Position: Member
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Banking, Bankruptcy,
Corporate and Commercial Law,
Lender Liability, Agriculture Law, and Agriculture Transactions (lead counsel
closing over $1,000,000,000 of commercial transactions primarily agricultural
and agri-business transactions; lead counsel in over 100 receiverships)
EMPLOYMENT:
Kerr Brosseau Bartlett O’Brien, LLC (1997 to present)
1600 Broadway, Suite 1600
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: (303) 812-1200
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT:
Moye, Giles, O’Keefe, Vermeire & Gorrell
(Associate 1985 - 1991, Partner 1992 - 1996)
Denver, Colorado
EDUCATION:
University of Notre Dame Law School
Juris Doctor Degree, 1985
Journal of Legislation
University of Vermont
Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1982
Majors: Economics (with distinction) and Political Science
COUNSEL OF RECORD:
In the Matter of Damrow Cattle Company, Inc.; Stumpf v. Double S. Land &
Cattle Co., LLC and the First National Bank of Omaha, 2008 Bankr. LEXIS
1243; 65 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (Challaghan) 497 (Counsel for First National Bank
of Omaha)
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America v. United
States Department of Agriculture 415 F.3d 1078 (9th Cir. 2005) (Counsel for
amicus curiae Pioneer, Inc.)
In re Big Mac Marine; Needler v. Rendlen, 326 B.R. 150 (B.A.P. 8th Cir.
2005) (Counsel for Pinnacle Bank)
Big Mac Marine, Inc. v. Jensen, 305 B.R. 309 (D. Neb. 2004) (Counsel for
Pinnacle Bank)
In the Matter of Damrow Cattle Co., Inc.; Skane, Inc. v. First National Bank
of Omaha, 300 B.R. 479 (Bankr. D. Neb. 2003) (Counsel for First National
Bank of Omaha)
Cooperative Finance Association v. B&J Cattle Company, 937 P.2d 915
(Colo. App. 1997) (Counsel for Cooperative Finance Association)
Spencer Investments, Inc. v. Bohn, 923 P.2d 140 (Colo. App. 1995)
(Counsel for Union Colony Bank)
In re Harris, 166 B.R. 163 (Bkrcy. D. Colo. 1994) (Counsel for Union
Colony Bank)
In re Kaiser Steel, 87 B.R. 662 (Bkrcy. D. Colo. 1988) (Counsel for the
State of Utah)
In re Clark, 82 B.R. 131 (Bkrcy. D. Colo. 1987) (Counsel for Farmers
State Bank)
BAR
ADMISSIONS:
United States Supreme Court, 2004
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1985
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2005
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2002
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 1985
United States District Court for the District of Arizona (until 9/99)
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, 2002
State of Colorado, 1985
Pro Hac Vice Admissions in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
PUBLICATIONS AND AUTHORSHIP:
Revised Article 9: What Lenders Need to Know (Lorman Education Services,
2005)
Revised
Article 9 Secured Transactions: What Colorado Lenders and Practitioners Need to
Know (National Business Institute, 2005)
Revised
Article 9 Filing and Perfection Rules: What the Lender Needs to Know
(National Business Institute, 2004)
Structuring the Commercial Loan: What the Lender Needs to Know (National
Business Institute, 2003)
Loan
Documentation (Lorman Education Services, 2003)
Current
Issues in Lender Liability (Robert Morris Associates, 1998)
Dealing
Commodities in a Fluctuating Market: Observations from an Ag Lender’s Attorney
(Colorado Feed and Grain Association, 1996)
Colorado’s
New Central Indexing System: Observations from a Bank Attorney (Colorado
Secretary of State Lenders Training Seminar, 1996)
Current
Issues in Lender Liability (Bank Administration Institute, 1989)
Manual for
the Conduct of Boards of Directors in Inevitable Corporate Takeover Situations
(1988)
Lender
Liability Prevention and Cures (Colorado Bankers Association, 1988)
Business
Organizations (Law Seminar, Inc., 1987)
A Bank’s
Right to a Security Interest in Deposit Accounts, 2 Legalities No. 4 (1987)
(Co-authored with John E. Moye)
The Sale
of Business Doctrine: Landreth Adds New Life to the Anti-Fraud Provisions of the
Securities Acts (Vermont Law Review, 1986) (Co-authored with John E. Moye)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
Over 10 in-house bank loan documentation training seminars to mid level and
senior level loan officers.
National
Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Program
Topic: Revised Article 9 Secured Transactions: What Colorado Lenders and
Practitioners Needs to Know (2005)
National
Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Program
Topic: Revised Article 9 Filing and Perfection Rules: What the Lender Needs
to Know (2004)
National
Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Program
Topic: Structuring the Commercial Loan: What the Lender Needs to Know
(2003)
Lorman
Education Services Continuing Legal Education Program
Topic: Loan Documentation (2003)
National
Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Program
Topic: How to Incorporate UCC Article 9 Changes in Colorado Secured
Transactions (2002)
Colorado
Livestock Association - 1999 Cattle College
Topic: Alternative Income Sources for Farmers and Ranchers (1999)
Robert Morris
Associates
Topic: Current Issues in Lender Liability (1998)
Colorado
Field and Grain Association 1996 Annual Convention
Topic: Dealing Commodities in a Fluctuating Market: Observations From an Ag
Lender’s Attorney (1996)
Law Seminar
for Paralegals
Topic: Starting the Lawsuit (1990)
Bank
Administration Institute
Topic: Current Issues in Lender Liability (1989)
Corporate
Counsel Association of Minnesota
Topic: Fiduciary Duties of Boards of Directors in Inevitable Corporate
Takeover Situations (1988)
Colorado
Bankers Association
Topic: Lender Liability (1988)
Law Seminar
for Paralegals
Topic: Business Organizations (1987)
MEMBERSHIPS:
National Cattlemen Beef Association
National Western
Stock Show Association
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Bar
Association Agriculture Section
American Bar Association
OTHER:
President, O’Brien Land and Livestock Company, L.L.C.
Outstanding Lawyers in America
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