Corey O’Brien is the founder and lead attorney of O’BRIEN LEGAL, where he focuses his practice on elder law, estate planning, estate administration, and special needs planning. His work is rooted in helping individuals and families make thoughtful decisions, protect what matters most, and plan with greater confidence for the future.
Corey’s approach to the law is personal, practical, and compassionate. Whether he is helping a family prepare an estate plan, guiding loved ones through the estate administration process, assisting seniors with long-term care planning, or supporting families of individuals with special needs, Corey strives to make complex legal issues easier to understand. He believes clients deserve clear guidance, careful listening, and a legal plan that reflects their values, goals, and family circumstances.
In addition to his legal practice, Corey has spent much of his life working alongside neighbors, volunteers, and civic leaders to strengthen the communities that shaped him. In 1990, he helped organize a local community group with a vision to build the Dunmore Community Center. In 1994, he helped advocate for and secure a $650,000 federal appropriation from the United States Congress, providing early funding that helped move the project forward and contributed to the multi-generational community facility Dunmore enjoys today.
Corey has also been deeply involved in projects that create better places for children and families. In 2008, he led the construction of six Boundless Playgrounds throughout Lackawanna County, giving children with and without special needs the opportunity to play together, break down barriers, and build friendships. Starting in 2009 and spanning 15 years, Corey worked with a dedicated group of volunteers to help revitalize the Moosic Little League, investing more than $2 million in major facility improvements, including new fields, dugouts, a concession stand, clubhouse, press box, pitching facility, and batting cage. In 2011, Corey helped spearhead the redevelopment of PNC Field, home of the New York Yankees Triple A Affiliate, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders.
For Corey, these efforts reflect a simple belief: strong communities are built when people come together, invest in one another, and create places where every person feels included and valued.
Corey’s commitment to public service has also extended to television, radio, and public affairs programming. He serves as a political analyst for WNEP-TV 16, the ABC affiliate serving Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania, and previously hosted Corey O’Brien NOW on WILK News Radio and The Pulse with Corey O’Brien on FOX56, a public affairs television program focused on civic issues, community voices, and thoughtful discussion about the future of Northeastern Pennsylvania. In 2007, the program received an Excellence in Broadcasting Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.
Through his legal practice, community work, and public affairs experience, Corey has remained guided by the same principle: people deserve to feel heard, respected, and supported when making important decisions for themselves, their families, and their communities.
