Peter is the Principal Lawyer and founder of O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors. Peter is a highly experienced criminal defence and civil lawyer with more than twenty years of experience in NSW and interstate.

Some of his key experiences prior to establishing the firm include:

• Co-founding the UTS Community Law and Legal Research Centre (1996);
• Working as a solicitor for the Children’s Legal Service of NSW;
• Working for the Katherine Regional Aboriginal Legal Aid Service in the Northern Territory (2001-2005);
• Receiving an Award for Outstanding Representation of Children and Young People from the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre (2002);
• Working in a senior role at the NSW Legal Aid Commission (2006-2008); and
• Lecturing within the Law Faculty at the University of Technology Sydney (2006-2013)

Since establishing O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors Peter has:

• Worked on complex criminal matters and appeared in courts at all levels;
• Represented clients in defamation proceedings;
• Represented clients who have been granted Legal Aid;
• Acted for clients on a pro bono basis;
• Represented clients in all major Royal Commissions in the past decade;
• Represented multiple detainees in the Northern Territory Royal Commission, and subsequently being interviewed by Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes program about the case;
• Acting as the instructing solicitor in a false imprisonment case which created new law in Australia; and
• Co-authored a leading book in the area of intentional tort litigation.

Of course his experience and successes extend far beyond this short list.