Attorney Profile

Brian ONeill is a highly experienced attorney celebrating 30 years as a member of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars. Born into a U.S. Air Force family in New York, he grew up living all over the U.S. and also spent three years in Italy and Germany. In 1971 he graduated from the University of Maryland with High Honors and a B.A. degree in Government & Politics. After service in the U.S. Navy from 1971 to 1974, O'Neill attended Rutgers-Camden School of Law, where he was on the Editorial Board of the Rutgers-Camden Law Journal . He obtained his J.D. Degree with Honors in 1977.

O'Neill's first three years as an attorney were as a litigator with Rawle & Henderson, a well-known firm in Philadelphia, Pa., where he practiced maritime law and products liability defense. In 1980, he joined the legal staff of Curtiss-Wright Corporation, a famous aerospace and industrial manufacturer in northern New Jersey. He quickly mastered defense procurement law, and played a leading role in resolving a number of highly complex, high profile government contract suits. After many years handling government contract, commercial, employment and corporate legal matters O'Neill became the chief legal officer of the Company in 1999.

In 2001 O'Neill left corporate life and began a private practice that combines corporate, employment and immigration law. As with the other challenging new fields he has tackled, in the last five years O'Neill has become a highly respected immigration advocate. He is, notably, the only attorney in the U.S. to have an immigration court recognize a duress defense, and to grant his client asylum, in the face of a Government claim that the client be deported because he allegedly provided material support to a terrorist organization.

Not Just Excellence in Execution, but a Genuine Interest in the Client's Case.

If, after a consultation, O'Neill decides to take on a client's case, he does so not simply for financial reasons, but because he believes in the client's goals and the possibility of advancing them through the legal process. Countless clients will tell you that they are repeat customers with O'Neill not only for his professional excellence and attention to detail, but also because of the genuine interest he shows in their cases.

A lifetime in law has taught O'Neill the practice of law is not just about pleadings and other legal papers. At its heart is documentary and personal presentation that humanizes individuals and persuades the decision makers they should obtain the relief they seek. When attendance at an immigration interview or a court appearance is necessary, effective presentation is especially critical to success. Because of this, O'Neill spares no effort preparing his clients for the appearances and court hearings that will decide issues of real importance in their lives.

Non-Legal Writings

Outside the law, O'Neill has authored and edited a number of well-received books about American aviation in World War II. Half A Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer: B-17s Over Germany (McGraw-Hill, Special 2nd Ed. 1999) has been continuously in print since the first edition was published in 1989. O'Neill's illustrated history of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's 303rd Bombardment Group (Osprey Publishing Ltd. 2002) is a popular title in Osprey's Aviation Elite series of unit histories. O'Neill also edited and wrote the Forward to Mrs. Jeanne Spencer's World War II based inspirational autobiography The Journey (One World Press 2005).

At the Law Office of Brian O'Neill, we assist our clients with:

Family Immigration:

Asylum Representation:

Alien Criminal Defense:

Consular Processing:

Employment Law:

Business Law:

Business Immigration Law:

Immigration Issues for Employees:

At the law office of Brian D. O'Neill in Morristown, New Jersey, we represent immigrants, employees and employers throughout New Jersey, including people in Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, New Brunswick, Lyndhurst, Parsippany, Freehold, Red Bank, Dover, Morris County, Union County, Passaic County, Bergen County, Somerset County, Hunterdon County, Middlesex County and Monmouth County. We also represent people living in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, and in New York State and Connecticut.