ADMISSIONS: Massachusetts State Bar – 1990, New York State Bar – 1993
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts – 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York – 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit – 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – 2006
EDUCATION: Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts. Six Year Law Program, Juris Doctor, May, 1990.
Bachelor of Arts, May, 1990Sean P. King is a partner with Gess, Gess & Scanlon. From its New Jersey and New York offices, the firm specializes in insurance defense, construction design / defect, and all aspects of civil litigation in additional to a substantial commercial and real estate practice.
With more than 17 years of litigation experience, Sean has represented some of the nation’s largest insurers. He has served as outside counsel at mid-size law firms in New York and earlier as staff counsel for Travelers Property Casualty and Aetna Property & Casualty in Boston. Conducting trials on behalf of both defense and plaintiff clients, Sean has an established record of success trying difficult cases through verdict.
Sean’s main focus is construction litigation – encompassing personal injury, negligent construction, design and defect, collateral property / building damage, contract disputes between general and subcontractors, including indemnification and additional insurance provisions and declaratory judgment actions. His other areas of expertise include the representation of religious organizations in all aspects of civil litigation.
CAREER HISTORY
Senior Associate, Molod Spitz & DeSantis, New York, NY, 2003 – 2007
Conducted trials on behalf of major insurers, focusing mainly on construction litigation and insurance defense cases for religious organizations.
Managing Attorney/Senior Trial Counsel, Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff, New York, NY, 2000 – 2003
Oversaw a staff if four attorneys on more than 700 active litigation files and served as lead trial counsel for a mid-size plaintiffs’ firm.
Staff Counsel, Law Offices of Richard W. McLeod (formally McLeod & Mahoney), Boston, MA, 1996 – 2000
Trial attorney for staff counsel office of Travelers Property Casualty, dedicated to construction litigation unit.
Senior Staff Counsel/Litigation Attorney, Geary, Weafer & Garretson, Quincy, MA, 1990 – 1996
Staff counsel for Aetna Property & Casualty with an emphasis on large loss and multi-party claims.Email: sking@ggsfirm.com
