About Sean
Sean McIlhinney educated as a court lawyer from the start. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Communications from North Carolina State University in 1991. He then completed his legal studies at Georgia State University College of Law, receiving his J.D. in 1995 after coursework that covered proof and felony defense.
Early work in Georgia courts shaped McIlhinney’s strategy. He served as a regulation clerk at Gwinnett County Juvenile Court in 1993 and later at Fulton Superior Court in 1995. Those clerkships uncovered him to each juvenile and adult dockets and helped him find out how litigation preparation and court process intersect in realistic ways.
After law school he moved into personal practice. In 1996 he joined King & Spalding as an associate. That position provided experience in a large company environment, where he labored on matters that required cautious factual improvement and procedural precision. A few years later he took an entrepreneurial step. By 1999 he used to be a companion at McIlhinney Law, a tradition that ultimately operated as McIlhinney Law Group.
McIlhinney’s training includes specific guide in DUI field sobriety checking out under Ron Llyod. That credential reflects time spent knowing forensic and scientific elements that may occur in felony and visitors instances. He has maintained expert association club since 1996, a span that covers his profession from early associate positions through partnership and ongoing practice.
His practice records mixes public-sector and private-sector experience. The early clerkships gave him courtroom familiarity; the stint at King & Spalding introduced giant-company procedure; the following partnership based him as a firm-aspect practitioner in Georgia. Throughout, he has handled matters that require court presence, evidentiary analysis and client counseling.
Today he practices from McIlhinney Law Group in Georgia. He splits time among case preparation and appearances in state courts. His recent practice concentrates on criminal defense and associated issues in Georgia courts.
