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Sean O'Hara represents clients in a wide range of matters, focusing on intellectual property litigation and complex commercial disputes. He frequently handles issues involving trademark infringement, trade secrets misappropriation, domain name disputes, and business torts.
Sean's extensive experience in pretrial advocacy and discovery matters includes briefing and arguing several dispositive motions; taking and defending numerous expert witness, corporate representative and fact witness depositions; and handling most other aspects of pretrial litigation. His trial experience includes alleged trade secrets misappropriation. Sean's appellate experience includes oral argument before the Ninth Circuit and special actions in the Arizona Court of Appeals.
Sean contributes to Snell & Wilmer's IP litigation blog, SWIPlit.com.
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2006)
- Articles Editor, Kansas Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- Academic Committee
- Arizona State University (B.A., Political Science, 2003)
- National Merit Scholar
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
- United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of Arizona
- American Bar Association
- Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court, Pupilage Group Leader
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Figuring the Fine for False Patent Marking: How Should a Court Determine the Amount?, Co-Author, ABA Landslide magazine (May/June 2011)
- Trademarks and Unfair Competition Law, Guest Lecturer, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Contributing Author, ABA Intellectual Property Chapter (2009-2012, 2013 forthcoming)
- Product Liability Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium, Contributing Author, Arizona Chapter (2009 ed.)
- Investigating Social Networking Sites: Find It On the Internet and Use It in Litigation, Co-Presenter (2008-2010)
- The Posse Comitatus Act Applied to the Prosecution of Civilians, 53 U. Kan. L. Rev. 767 (2005)
Professional Recognition & Awards
- Southwest Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars Edition, Intellectual Property Litigation (2013)
Community Involvement
- ASU Young Alumni Council, Vice President/President-Elect
- The Episcopal Parish of St. Barnabas on the Desert, Vestry
Other Professional Experience
- Barber Emerson, L.C., Law Clerk, Kansas (2004-2006)
- United States District Court, Judicial Clerkship Clinic Intern to Hon. John W. Lungstrum (2004)