Boone County public defender's office loses two seasoned attorneys

Thursday, March 12, 2009 | 5:00 p.m. CDT; updated 11:44 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, August 11, 2010

COLUMBIA — Even before he became a public defender, Kevin O’Brien knew firsthand the importance of state-provided attorneys.His senior year at MU, O'Brien was arrested for driving while intoxicated after taking a friend home from The Blue Note one night.

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