O'Brien Riemenschneider Wattwood & Cantwell PA

James M. O'Brien

Areas of Emphasis

Extensive experience in corporate and business law matters including entity formation (corporations, partnerships and limited liability entities); domestic and international business transactions including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and a broad array of contractual issues for Technology Businesses and commercial businesses; and representation of retail businesses, entrepreneurs and health care providers.

Practice includes working with businesses in conjunction with the Firm's tax, employee benefits and estate planning lawyers to help prepare emerging businesses, its owners and employees in management and ownership succession via family estate planning, employee buy-outs and third party acquisition.

Experience also includes transactions involving alcoholic beverage licensing and transfer, disadvantaged business enterprise certification, small business administration transactions, securities transactions and compliance work.

Education

Florida State University College of Law, Juris Doctorate with Honors, 1985.

University of Central Florida, B.A., 1982.

Admitted to Practice

State of Florida

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

United States Tax Court

Professional and Civic Organizations

Florida Bar Association (member, Business Law Section)

Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Florida Institute of Technology

Certified Small Business Analyst, University of Central Florida/Brevard Community College Small Business Development Center (1992 - present)

Founding Director, Candlelighters of Brevard, Inc., an organization providing financial and emotional support for families with children with cancer (1989 - present)

Director, Indialantic Youth Soccer Association, Inc.