Evans O'Brien is an associate in the Phoenix office of Snell & Wilmer. He focuses his practice on bankruptcy and related state and federal court litigation, such as lift stay, nondischargeability, preference, fraudulent conveyance, plan confirmation, receiverships, third-party guaranty and related appellate work. Prior to attending law school, Evans served in the United States Air Force as a navigator on the KC-135 Stratotanker and the EC-130H Compass Call.
Representative Experience
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- Assisting with representation of Canadian investor, note buyer, on Chapter 11 plan litigation involving $40 million commercial industrial development project (2010-present)
- Assisted with representation of officer/minority shareholder in Dexter Distributing, contested Chapter 11 proceedings, resulting in confirmation of successful acquisition Chapter 11 Plan, which resulted in acquisition of operating company (2008-present)
- Assisted with representation of bank group in competing plan confirmation hearings in contested Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Arizona’s largest private homebuilder
- Represented liquidating trustee under Chapter 11 plan in pursuing fraudulent transfer actions against “net winners” in alleged Ponzi scheme
Education
- University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008)
- Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review
- Ares Fellow
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1996)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of Arizona, Bankruptcy Section
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section
- American Bankruptcy Institute
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Third Party Releases, Co-Author, American Bankruptcy Institute Spring Meeting, Washington, DC (April 2009)
Other Professional Experience
- Arizona Attorney General's Office, Summer Law Clerk
Military Service
- Captain, EC-130H Evaluator Navigator, United States Air Force (2000-2005)
- Lieutenant, KC-135 Navigator, United States Air Force (1999-2000)
- Officer Trainee and Navigator Student, United States Air Force (1997-1999)
