Mr. Sean Lombardy Hynes

Downey & Cleveland LLP

Sean defends individuals, businesses, and companies in lawsuits involving automobile accidents, premises liability, slip-and-falls, food safety, and first-party claims.

With more than 25 years of litigation experience, Sean is often called upon clients to represent them in high exposure cases, and he regularly defends individuals and businesses in cases involving allegations of serious personal injury and wrongful death. Sean has served as lead counsel in more than 80 jury trials throughout Georgia, both at the state and federal level.

As an attorney, he has mediated more than 500 cases. In addition to his trial practice, Sean was lead counsel in numerous reported appellate cases, including Zaldivar v. Prickett, 297 Ga. 589 (2015) (construing the apportionment statute, O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33); Newstrom v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 343 Ga. App. 576 (2017) (finding no valid UM claim in choice-of-law issue involving California policy and Georgia accident); and Colvard v. Mosley, 270 Ga. App. 104 (2004) (restricting the scope of chiropractic practice).

Sean also regularly speaks at continuing legal education seminars, including ICLE’s Annual Insurance Law Institute (2023, 2019); the 51st GDLA Annual Meeting (2018); ICLE’s 34th Annual Insurance Law Institute (2015); ICLE’s 32nd Annual Insurance Law Institute (2013).

Sean has also presented and chaired ICLE’s Defense of a Personal Injury Claim in 2019 (Chair); 2017 (Chair); 2016 (Chair); 2015 (Chair), 2014 (Chair); 2013 (Chair); 2012 (Chair), and 2011. Sean has presented as a guest lecturer on jury selection at the Georgia State College of Law trial practice seminar for many years.

A native of Atlanta, Sean graduated from the University of Georgia and the University of Georgia School of Law. He joined Downey & Cleveland, LLP in 1998.