Case Western University School of Law, J.D.

Sean P. Malone

smalone@malonelawllc.com
216-861-5511 (office)
216-513-5309 (cell)

Practice Areas:

Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Business and Transactions, and Real Estate

Profile

Sean helps clients resolve disputes, reduce risk, and grow their businesses.

In addition to litigating cases throughout state and federal courts, he serves as a mediator and handles arbitrations, government investigations, and administrative proceedings. He also provides counsel on zoning and regulatory compliance and has negotiated and drafted agreements of all kinds.

Sean is a member of Shaker Heights City Council, where he serves as Council’s representative on the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals, as Chair of the Recreation Committee, and as a member of the Administration Committee and the DEI Committee. He previously served as Vice Mayor and as Chair of the Finance Committee.

Sean also volunteers with the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s 3-Rs program and as a youth sports coach, and serves as a musician at St. Dominic Church and on the Board of the Shaker Heights Development Corporation.

Before joining Malone Law, Sean practiced law with Jones Day in Washington, D.C., and Kohrman, Jackson, & Krantz in Cleveland.

Education:

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2003 | cum laude

The College of Wooster, B.A., Classical Studies, 1999 | summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions:

Associations:

State of Ohio (2003)
District of Columbia (2004)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Panel of Mediators for Business Cases
Federal Court Panel of Mediator Neutrals for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Shaker Heights City Council, 2016-Present
Shaker Heights Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals
Recreation Committee, Chair
Former Vice Mayor
Finance Committee, Former Chair
DEI Committee, Former Chair
Sustainability Committee, Former Chair
Shaker Heights Development Corporation, Board Member
CMBA 3Rs
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Pro Bono Committee, Former Member
D.C. Bar’s Advice and Referral and Landlord-Tenant Clinics, Former Volunteer
Living the Creative Life, Board Member
Youth baseball, basketball, and football, volunteer coach
St. Dominic Church Music Ministry