County Attorney seeks approval to replace long‑time attorney Erin O'Brien after July retirement

Jun 2, 2026

The County Attorney asked the board to authorize replacing Erin O'Brien, who will retire July 9 after more than 30 years in the office; O'Brien handles juvenile delinquency, forfeitures and serves as the county's data‑practices compliance official, the attorney said.

The full story

The County Attorney recommended that the board approve a resolution to begin the process of replacing Erin O'Brien after her retirement on July 9. The County Attorney said O'Brien has served in the Freeborn County Attorney's Office for "well over 30 years" and handles juvenile delinquency cases, forfeitures and county data‑practices compliance work, and noted the difficulty of recruiting attorneys for local government positions.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in