Robert A. O'Hare Jr., Member rohare@ohareparnagian.com

Robert A. O'Hare Jr. is the firm's litigation practice group leader. He concentrates on complex business, financial, and commercial matters before federal and state trial and appellate courts, and in representing clients in securities and regulatory investigations and arbitrations. On all of the firm's major litigations, Robert is either lead counsel or the firm partner having primary responsibility for the matter.

Robert co-founded OP in 1999. Before starting OP, he practiced in the litigation departments of Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens (now Holland & Knight LLP) and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. At each of these firms, Robert handled a variety of complex securities, corporate, business, accounting, and insurance litigations, as well as investigations and regulatory matters. Robert was also a federal law clerk to Judge Collins J. Seitz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

In 1993, Robert earned his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law where he served as articles and notes editor of the St. John's Law Review and was awarded the Louis R. Harolds Award. In 1988, he earned a B.A. in economics from Fordham University and completed the school's undergraduate business administration program. Prior to practicing law, Robert served for eight years as a police officer and sergeant in the New York City Police Department in various enforcement and administrative assignments.

In addition to his business and commercial practice, Robert has significant experience in representing clients in serious personal injury cases and insurance coverage disputes.

Robert is the chair of the Litigation Committee of the New York City Bar Association.

Bar Admissions

• New York
• United States Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

• Chairman, Litigation Committee, New York City Bar Association, Present
• Member, The Federal Bar Council, 2006 to present
• Member, New York City Bar Association, 2007 to present
• Advocate, American Association for Justice, 2000 to present, Member, Business Torts Section
• Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 to present
• Member, The New York Guild of Catholic Lawyers, 2007 to present
• Director, St. John's University School of Law Alumni Association, 2007 to present
• Member, Council on Judicial Administration, New York City Bar Association, Present

• Program Chair, "Current Developments in Commercial Division Practice," The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (2008, 2009, 2010).
• Member, New York State Bar Association and New York City Bar Association Joint Working Group on the Drafting of Pattern Jury Instructions for Commercial Cases in New York State Courts (2009).

• New York Super Lawyers (2008, 2009, 2010), a Thompson Reuters publication.

• Instructor, New York State Bar Association's Annual High School Mock Trial Tournament, 2003 to present.
• Pro Bono Counsel, Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School