O'Brien & Feiler

What O'Brien & Feiler does

O'Brien & Feiler is a privately-held disability and insurance law firm headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, focused on Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims. The firm represents individual claimants across Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina, providing representation throughout the SSA process — initial application, reconsideration, hearings before Administrative Law Judges, and further appeals — and additionally offers Medicaid Eligibility Solutions and Liability Claim Resolution as adjacent practice areas.

The firm is led by two principals: Thomas C. O'Brien (President, Attorney-at-Law) and Lloyd M. Feiler (Founding Attorney). Service delivery is traditional legal practice rather than a technology platform: there are no proprietary software products, no API, and no AI/ML components. The firm has, however, invested in a content-marketing ecosystem comprising the OBF Knowledge Base, OBF TV video library, blog, and a published Disability Judge Decision Statistics (ALJ Stats) database covering FY2018-2025, which functions as both a client-acquisition asset and a case-strategy tool.

O'Brien & Feiler operates on a contingency fee structure aligned with SSA regulations, with attorney fees capped at the lesser of 25% of back benefits or $7,200 per case. The firm offers free consultations (reachable via the vanity line 1-844-OBF-WINS) and Spanish-language service, targeting a long tail of individual disability claimants rather than enterprise clients. Headcount sits at 1-10 employees; the firm is privately funded by its principals with no disclosed institutional investment.

Name

O'Brien & Feiler

Legal name

O'Brien & Feiler

Website

https://obflegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

O'Brien & Feiler is a privately-held disability law firm in Marietta, Georgia representing individual Social Security Disability and SSI claimants across Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina on a contingency fee basis, with adjacent Medicaid eligibility and liability claim services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Marietta, GA

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis where legal fees are paid only if the firm wins the case. Fees are paid out of the back benefits that Social Security pays to successful claimants. This aligns firm incentives with client outcomes and eliminates upfront costs for claimants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

O'Brien & Feiler is a disability and insurance law firm that represents individual claimants in Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) matters across Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina. The firm manages cases end-to-end, from initial application preparation and medical record collection through the appeals process and Administrative Law Judge hearings. The firm also assists with Medicaid eligibility matters and related liability claim resolution, operating exclusively on a contingency-fee basis with free initial consultations.

Product overview

O'Brien & Feiler is a law firm offering legal services for Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims. The core offering consists of SSD Legal Services and SSI Legal Services, supplemented by Medicaid Eligibility Solutions and Liability Claim Resolution services. The firm also provides complementary educational resources through its OBF Knowledge Base and OBF TV sub-brands, which include a comprehensive database of Disability Judge Decision Statistics (ALJ Stats) covering historical Administrative Law Judge performance data. The practice primarily serves claimants in Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Security Disability (SSD) Legal Services Legal representation for disabled workers seeking Social Security Disability benefits due to physical or mental conditions that prevent employment, including assistance with initial applications, appeals, and Administrative Law Judge hearings. Targeted at claimants in Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina.
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Legal Services Legal assistance for individuals with limited income and resources who are disabled, blind, or age 65 and older, including help with means-tested benefit eligibility for those who lack work credits for SSD.
• Medicaid Eligibility Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Back benefits awarded upon successful claim

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LegalZoom: Large online consumer legal services platform offering document filings, attorney matching, and broader legal products. Adjacent incumbent that can compete for consumer legal demand though it does not specialize in SSD/SSI representation.
• Cochran Firm: Multi-practice plaintiff law firm with offices across several states and a broader portfolio including disability claims. Larger, more diversified incumbent that overlaps with O'Brien & Feiler in SSD/SSI matters.

Direct peers

• Disability Advocates Group: SSD/SSI-focused claimant representation firm using contingency fees and content marketing to attract disabled applicants. Directly competes for the same Georgia/Southeast claimant pool.
• Disability Help Group: Disability-focused legal services provider handling SSD/SSI claims on contingency, with educational content similar to OBF Knowledge Base. Direct peer in service offering and customer profile.
• Allsup: Largest U.S. provider of Social Security Disability representation services with a national footprint and contingency-based model. Directly competes with O'Brien & Feiler in the same SSD/SSI claimant market.
• Jan Dils Attorneys at Law: Disability-focused contingency law firm serving multiple states with similar SSD/SSI practice and content-led marketing. Operates the same contingency model as O'Brien & Feiler in an adjacent Southeast/Mid-Atlantic region.
• Binder & Binder: Historically one of the largest SSD/SSI representation firms in the U.S., now operating under restructured ownership. A long-standing direct competitor in the same contingency-fee SSD representation market.
• National Disability Benefits: National SSD/SSI advocacy and representation firm with a contingency fee structure similar to O'Brien & Feiler. Competes on claimant-acquisition channels and multi-state coverage.
• Marcari, Russo & Macedo: Multi-state disability law firm offering SSD/SSI representation on contingency, with offices across the Southeast. Comparable in practice mix and client acquisition motion to O'Brien & Feiler.

Others

• Nolo: Consumer legal information publisher and attorney directory with self-help content across many practice areas. Functions as an ecosystem reference rather than direct competitor but competes for the same organic-search claimant traffic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/o'brien-&-feiler

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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