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.
Honors and Awards
Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019, 2020
Past Employment 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
Professional Associations and Memberships
Virginia State Bar, Member
Virginia State Bar – Young Lawyers Conference, Board of Governors, Former Member, 2018
Fairfax Bar Association, Member
Loudoun Bar Association, Member
2016 Chief Justice Harry Carrico Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award, Recipient, 2016
Legal Services of Northern Virginia's Rule 6.1 Society, Gold Member, Present
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