Professional Employment

O'Bryon & Schnabel, PLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Shareholder, 2000-present

Leake & Andersson, LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana
Partner, 1987-1999

Hammett, Leake & Hammett
New Orleans, Louisiana
Associate/Partner, 1982-1987

Education

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana, J.D., 1981

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
B.S., Psychology, 1977

Professional Memberships

Defense Research Institute, Medical Liability Committee
Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Sections
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel, President 1999-2000
New Orleans Chair, Individual Rights & Responsibilities Committee 1995-1999
Jefferson Parish and Louisiana State Bar Association, Legal Malpractice Insurance Committee

Practice Experience

Admitted to practice before the Louisiana Supreme Court, US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, all Louisiana State Courts and the US Courts for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana.

Reported Cases

Mustiful v. Strickland, 732 So.2d 741 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 1999), writ den. 745 So.2d 29 (La. 2000)
Corcoran v. Alonzo, 749 So.2d 708 (La. App. 5th Cir. 1999), writ den. 754 So.2d 940 (La. 2000)
Louisiana Debating & Literary Ass’n. v. City of New Orleans, 42 F.3d 1483 (5th Cir. 1995), cert. den. 515 US 1145 (1995)
Williams v. Gervais F. Favrot Co., Inc., 573 So.2d 533 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1991), writ den. 576 So.2d 49 (La. 1991)
Jensen v. Snellings, 841 F.2d 600 (5th Cir., 1988)
Elmwood Plantation Inc. v. Ruud Water Heater Div., 815 F.2d 1016 (5th Cir., 1987)
Gaskin v. Jowers, 775 F.2d 621 (5th Cir., 1985)
Gabler v. Regent Development, 470 So.2d 149 (La. App. 5th Cir.,1985), writ den. 476 So.2d 346 (La. 1985)
US v. St. Bernard Parish, 756 F.2d 1116 (5th Cir., 1985), cert. den. 474 US 1070 (1986)

Kevin O'Bryon Biography

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