Jeffrey O'Brien

Co-Founder | Practicing Immigration Attorney

Jeffrey O'Brien is an immigration attorney with nearly two decades of practice and a national reputation in legal technology. He founded O'Brien Immigration in 2010, a multi-office Northern California firm defending asylum seekers and immigrants in court. At Mobile Pathways, which he co-founded in 2018, his team built Pathfinder on 1.2 billion immigration data points, reaching 320+ partner organizations and 3.73 million immigrants, earning the InnovAction Award and a spot on Fast Company's 2026 Most Innovative Companies list. A two-time AILA President's Commendation recipient (2024, 2026), Jeff co-authored AILA's Futures Report and serves as frequent CLE faculty on AI in immigration practice.