J. Patrick O’Hara is a partner for Resnick & Louis, P.C. He has extensive litigation experience in all facets of employment law, including discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, unemployment insurance claims, wage and hour class actions as well as individual wage and hour claims.
Patrick has represented clients under Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age and Employment Discrimination Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the equivalent laws of the State of California.
Patrick formerly was founder and managing partner of his own firm, O’Hara & Duris PLC, in Santa Barbara, California. O’Hara & Duris handled employment and personal injury litigation as well as other civil cases including business, lender liability and real property matters. Patrick also has significant experience in handling the investigation and litigation of complex litigation while employed as an associate attorney at the prestigious Santa Barbara firm of Cappello & McCann (now Cappello & Noel). He also taught business law and legal writing at Brooks Institute of Photography, an accredited college.
In addition, Patrick holds a mediator’s certificate from the prestigious Straus Institute at Pepperdine University Law School and successfully mediated dozens of cases for the Los Angeles Superior Courts.
Before embarking on a legal career, Patrick worked as a newspaper reporter and editor.
Prior to graduating from law school, Patrick was the vice president of the student bar association.
Patrick now lives in Northern California with his partner and two beloved border collies, Molly and Copper. He also enjoys cycling, reading, traveling internationally and attempting to write screenplays. He speaks passable tourist French.