James O'Brien

Teaching Professor

Accountancy

Biography

James O'Brien (Jamie) teaches Business Law, Tax, Accounting and other law and tax-related courses to Undergraduate, Master of Accountancy, Master of Business Administration, Executive MBA, MSFR, and Master of Nonprofit Administration students. He is a CPA, as well as an Attorney, and is actively involved in professional development and service within the accounting and legal communities, having previously served as a member of the Indiana Board of Accountancy. O'Brien is also very involved in the St. Joseph County Community and previously served as a County Councilman assisting St. Joseph County as a local legislator.

O'Brien also served for fifteen (15) years as the Accountancy Department as the Assistant Chair and the DUS. He advises his students concerning course selection and other academic matters. He has served on the Board of Directors for Hannah and Friends, a local nonprofit and the Farm of the Child, a Honduran Orphanage.

O'Brien is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a B.B.A. in Accountancy, summa cum laude, and of the Notre Dame Law School, also summa cum laude.

Background

Education

JD, University of Notre Dame, Law
BBA, University of Notre Dame, Accountancy

Jobs

Board Member, Vice Chair of the Board (2011-2016), Indiana Board of Accountancy

Expertise

Business Law
Federal and State Taxation
Nonprofit Law - Legal Environment

Publications

Advanced Accounting 13th Edition

James O'Brien
Tom Schaefer

2016

Advanced Accounting 12th Edition

James O'Brien
Tom Schaefer

2014

Advanced Accounting 11th Edition

James O'Brien
Tom Schaefer

2012

Advanced Accounting 10th Edition

James O'Brien
Tom Schaefer

2010

Advanced Accounting

James O'Brien
Tom Schaefer

2008

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Presentations

2018 Annual Tax Update, St. Joseph County Tax Seminar - Update (2018)
2017 Annual Tax Update, St. Joseph County Tax Seminar - Update (2017)
2015 Annual Tax Update, St. Joseph County Tax Seminar - Update (2015)
2014 Annual Tax Update, Northwest Indiana CPA Society (CPE) (2014)
Tax Law and the Family, University of Notre Dame - Life Symposium (2014)
2013 Annual Tax Update, Northwest Indiana CPA Society (CPE) (2013)
2012 Annual Tax Update, Northwest Indiana CPA Society (CPE) (2012)
2011 Annual Tax Update, Northwest Indiana CPA Society (CPE) (2011)
2010 Annual Tax Update, Northwest Indiana CPA Society (CPE) (2010)
2009 Annual Tax Update, Northwest Indiana CPA Society (CPE) (2009)
2008 Annual Tax Update, Northwest Indiana CPA Society (CPE) (2008)
2007 Annual Tax Update, Northwest Indiana CPA Society (CPE) (2007)
2006 Annual Tax Update Seminar, Annual (2006) Tax Update (2006)
2006 Tax Law Updated, CPE - Seminar (TAX) (2006)

Awards

MNA Teaching Award, MCOBA (2022)
The Reverend Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of Notre Dame (2015)
James Dincolo Outstanding Teacher Award, Accountancy Department (MCOBA) (2014)
Life Faculty Fellow, University of Notre Dame (2013)
Kaneb Fellow, University of Notre Dame (2012)
UND Volleyball Professor Recognition, UND Volleyball Team (2010)
DISTINGUISHED HOOSIER, Indiana Governor Daniels (2010)
MSA (Masters of Science Accountancy) Teaching Award, MSA Department (MCOBA) (2010)
The Reverend Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of Notre Dame (2010)
BP Teaching Award, Notre Dame - BP (2007)
Distinguished Hoosier Award, State of Indiana, Governor (2006)
Faculty Award, Notre Dame Business School (MCOBA) (2004)