WICHITA – Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered attorney Eli O’Brien has been named to the prestigious list of 2024 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars for the fourth straight year. The list annually highlights the region’s top attorneys under 40 years of age, selecting only 2.5 percent of those eligible.
O’Brien has been an associate with the firm since 2017, defending serious felony accusations and DUI/DWI cases statewide.
Prior to joining the firm, O’Brien was a trial attorney with the Sedgwick County Public Defender’s Office. As both a public defender and private practice defense attorney, his jury trials have resulted in multiple acquittals.
A graduate of Washburn University School of Law and the National Criminal Defense College Trial Practice Institute, O’Brien also holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Emporia State University.