Kevin O’Doherty

Principal and State Solicitor for County Wexford

Education: BCL (UCD)

Career|Expertise:

A native of Gorey, Kevin graduated from UCD with a BCL degree and was enrolled as a solicitor in 1977. He received his professional training with James J. Kearns & Sons, Portumna, Co. Galway before moving back to Gorey in 1984.   O’Doherty Warren & Associates was the merger of E.W Warren & Son and O'Doherty & Asscociates in 1988.  

Kevin has 40 years experience in general practice including property, civil and criminal litigation, compulsory purchase, probate and commercial law.  Kevin was involved in some of the first judicial review proceedings against state authorities and has advised statutory authorities.  He was also the solicitor in a number of higher and supreme court  cases which have become precedents. 

Kevin was appointed State Solicitor for Wexford  in 2001.  

In the early 1980’s Kevin was the Field Director with the international charity “Save the Children Fund” in Uganda and Ethiopia.  Kevin is currently on the board of the Gorey Educational Trust and is a Trustee of the East Africa Medical Trust.

Brendan Curran

Associate Solicitor

Education: UCC (BL), Law Society (Dip. Criminal Law and Practice)

Career | Expertise:

Brendan qualified as a solicitor in 2008 and practises in the areas of litigation (including Personal Injuries*), employment law and professional regulatory law (Fitness to Practise/Fitness to Teach).

Brendan was previously responsible for the running of a large number of Fitness to Practise Inquiries on behalf of a statutory regulator and also provides representation on behalf of persons appearing before Fitness to Practise Inquiries.

Brendan has been involved in many significant cases that have been before the Circuit Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Brendan has also successfully represented employees and employers at the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Equality Tribunal (now the Workplace Relations Commission).