SEAN T. CAHILL, a principal of the firm, is an experienced litigator and trial attorney emphasizing practice areas as broad as sports and corporate trademark protection, construction, real estate, business, transportation and high risk operation claims. The firm's clients seek and rely on Mr. Cahill's common sense approach to simplifying otherwise seemingly complex legal matters. Mr. Cahill is an arbitrator for the Contractors State Licensing Board and Better Business Bureau in which he presides over a variety of construction and business disputes and he has been involved in numerous industry boards and organizations. He recently completed a two year term on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Defense Lawyers and is a sought-after conference speaker. Mr. Cahill has received the highest rating (AV) from Martindale-Hubbell. With more than 18 years of experience, Mr. Cahill is a hands-on attorney with a record and reputation for successful results for clients.
Sports and Corporation Trademark Protection
Business Litigation
Explosives & Ultra-hazardous Activity Claims
Personal Injury Litigation
Real Estate and Construction Law
Transportation Law
California Western School of Law (J.D., 1989)
San Diego State University (B.S., Finance, 1984)
Member, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
Member, Defense Research Institute
Member, San Diego County Bar Association
Member, San Diego Defense Lawyers (Board Member 2003 – 2004)
Arbitrator, National Panel of Consumer Arbitrators Better Business Bureau, 1989 – Present
Arbitrator, Contractor State Licensing Board, 1996 – Present
Merit-based Legal Internship, U.S. Attorney Civil Division, 1989
Senior Commercial Insurance Underwriter, 1986
California, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeal,
Ninth Circuit of California, 1990
U.S. District Court,
Southern District of California, 1990
U.S. District Court,
Central District of California, 1994
U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
Defending a Blasting Case at Trial,
Journal of Explosives & Engineering, Sept./Oct. 2002
Elimination of Strict Liability from the Blasting Context, guest-presenter with Timothy Stark, Ph.D., International Society of Explosives & Engineering Conference, New Orleans, 2004