Michael O’Brien’s practices focuses on discrete, customer-specific solutions for individuals and small business owners facing insolvency, bankruptcy or foreclosure problems. With an eye towards protection of the individual and his/her family and assets, he strives to plan for a soft touchdown at difficult time as opposed to a crash landing. Mr. O’Brien is a results oriented attorney who helps his clients obtain common sense, practical results to get them back on the track to prosperity. Michael O’Brien is one of only three attorneys in the state of Oregon who is certified as a Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist by the American Board of Certification. He is an active member of the Oregon State Bar and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He appears frequently before the Judges in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon and is admitted to practice before the District of Oregon, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.