John Joseph O'Brien

John Joseph O'Brien is an attorney and partner at Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire, LLP, a personal injury litigation firm in San Diego, California. He was admitted to the State Bar of California on December 7, 2007, after graduating from California Western School of Law, where he was on the Dean's List and the Moot Court Honor's Board; he earlier received a B.A. in Economics from Boston College in 2003. ^[1][2]

According to his firm bio, O'Brien's practice focuses on representing victims of sexual abuse, trafficking, and harassment in civil lawsuits, building on more than a decade of business litigation experience. ^[2] His State Bar self-reported practice areas are listed as Commercial Law, Litigation, and Personal Injury; the State Bar's public record does not list a certified specialty or self-reported criminal law practice area for O'Brien. ^[1]

The firm's site states that O'Brien's cases include representing plaintiffs in Jane Does v. GirlsDoPorn, in which his clients were awarded $20 million in damages, and a related lawsuit against Pornhub alleging violations of federal sex trafficking law. ^[2] The site also states that his advocacy work in these cases contributed to the criminal indictment of the GirlsDoPorn defendants by federal authorities, and that he represented plaintiffs in a case against a high school resolved for $8,000,000 over an alleged sexual battery. ^[2]

According to the firm's bio page, O'Brien's cases have led to an Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award and a Consumer Advocate of the Year Award. ^[2] His office is located at 2550 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor, San Diego, CA 92103, and an Avvo profile lists him as practicing in San Diego. ^[1][3]