Mike C. O’Brien | President
Mike C. O’Brien, President of O’Brien Right of Way Valuation, has performed appraisals on various properties including, but not limited to, infrastructure projects under development by state transportation agencies, oil, gas and wind energy companies, industrial facilities, and mixed use developments. He has valued and consulted on properties in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wisconsin—and, of course, his home state of Texas.
Mike has provided consultation, feasibility studies, and professional guidance on complex eminent domain assignments of all types of properties. He has worked on valuations of easement interest, partial interest and undivided interest. Assignments have also included consultation for both ad valorem and estate tax purposes. Mike has testified in eminent domain proceedings before Texas courts, Oklahoma State courts, and Federal courts as well as before numerous Special Commissioners’ hearings in various counties throughout Texas. In addition, Mr. O’Brien has been a guest lecturer to TCU’s real estate appraisal course since 2008.
Mike is a 1997 graduate from The University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a minor in Business Foundations. Prior to the formation of his company, he was a Principal with Korman O’Brien, LLC. Mr. O’Brien was a Senior Analyst with Integra Realty Resources’ Fort Worth office from January 2003 to 2008. Prior to his work with Integra, Mr. O’Brien trained with Lewis Realty Advisors and Arthur Andersen and Company in Houston, TX as a real estate associate on various appraisal projects. During college, he trained with the development firm of Barshop and Oles, Inc. in Austin, Texas as a real estate intern.
Currently, Mr. O’Brien is an advanced candidate earning his MAI designation with the Appraisal Institute.
Professional Certifications, Affiliations and Memberships
Texas State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser
Certificate No. TX-1331171-G
Also licensed in New Mexico and Oklahoma
Appraisal Institute – Associate Membership
Public Relations Committee, Central Texas Chapter (2010-2012)
Member – International Right of Way, Chapter 36 (2013)
Membership Committee Chairman (2013-2015)
Steve Baggett Memorial Golf Tournament Committee Co-Chair (2013 & 2015)
Member – Greater Fort Worth Real Estate Council
Membership Committee (2011 – 2014)
Member – Tarrant County Bar Association
Leadership Fort Worth, Class of 2008
Overton Park Neighborhood Association – Parks Committee (2009 – 2012)
City of Fort Worth – Local Floodplain Policy Group (2019 – 2021)
Education
Bachelor of Science, Economics, Minor in Business Foundations
The University of Texas in Austin, 1997Coursework accredited by the Appraisal Institute, TheUniversity of Texas, and the State of Texas