About Neil O'Brien

Neil P. O'Brien was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Pinellas County, Florida, where he attended Clearwater Central Catholic High School. He earned his B.A. in Business Management from St. Leo University and then attended Stetson University College of Law, where he earned both his J.D. and an M.B.A. in 2005. Upon graduation, Neil served as an Assistant State Attorney with the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas and Pasco Counties from 2005 through 2009.

Prior to joining Florin Roebig, he spent several years in civil litigation representing homeowners, condominium associations, and commercial property owners in property damage disputes including construction defects, sinkhole claims, water loss, mold, fire, and storm damage. He is also experienced in representing clients in personal injury and wrongful death matters. Neil is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Florin Roebig

These results are credited to Florin Roebig. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Pinellas County civil jury found Rebecca Schwartz liable for the 2014 murder of her husband, kidney specialist Dr. Steven Schwartz, and awarded his three children $200 million in one of the largest wrongful death verdicts in Florida history.

Pinellas County, FL · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$41.9 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2016 · #15

A Hernando County jury awarded $41.9 million to Patrick Osmond, who was rendered quadriplegic when a pickup truck crashed after Applebee's served him and his companions a pitcher of beer despite none of them being 21.

Hernando County, FL · 2016Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$7.56 millionVerdict

A Pinellas County jury awarded Ehab Mina $7.56 million at the end of January 2018 for back, neck and shoulder injuries from a 2008 fall into a partially drained, unlit hot tub at the Boca Ciega Resort & Marina. An earlier jury had found the condominium association and its management company, Condos by Sirata, each 50 percent at fault. The damages jury covered his medical expenses and lost wages after a series of back surgeries and a shoulder operation.

Circuit Court, Pinellas County, Clearwater, Florida · 2018Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$2.75 millionSettlement

The University of South Florida agreed to pay $2.75 million to its founding football coach after attorney Wil Florin argued the university skipped contractually required pre-termination steps before dismissing him in January 2010.

Tampa, FL (USF) · 2011Read the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Stetson University College of Law
J.D., 2005
St. Leo University
Undergraduate

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