While in Terrace, Darrell was one of the leading criminal barristers in that city, being involved in numerous high-profile cases, including many jury trials. Darrell soon became very well known throughout the north, representing clients in criminal cases of all varieties, from minor shoplifting cases in the Provincial Court to lengthy and complicated murders and conspiracies before juries in the Supreme Court.
However, what many people don't know is that Darrell was one of the 22 lawyers for various parties who toiled on the seminal aboriginal rights case from the Northwest, Delgamuukw, for the 374 days the trial lasted. The reasons for judgment were so long they were published in book form...
For more, read Profile of Darrell O’Byrne from The Advocate, 73 (2015).