Background
Nilsen, D. Sean was born on September 22, 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Nilsen, D. Sean was born on September 22, 1960 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Arizona State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1988). University of Louisville (Juris Doctor, 1992).
Worked at Woodward, Hobson & Fulton (Louisville, Kentucky) specializing in General Civil Practice. Administrative, Admiralty, Antitrust, Construction, Corporation, Employment, Environmental, Toxic Tort Litigation, Insurance, Labor, Litigation, Railroad, Real Property, Probate, Products Liability, Securities, Health and Hospital, Medical Malpractice, Tax Law, Sports Law and Entertainment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1992, Kentucky.
1995, Indiana.
United States. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky. United States. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana.
United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits.
Member, Journal of Law and Education, 1991-1992. Listed in Who"s Who Among American Law Students, 11th and 12th editions.
Author: "Colleges, Universities and Mandatory Retirement: A New Age for an Old Topic," 21 Journal of Law and Education, 323, 1992. Company-Author/Lecturer: Kentucky Section Construction Law, Federal Publications, 1993.
Construction Mediator, Mediation Center of Kentucky.
Member: Kentucky, Indiana State and American (Member, Forum on Construction Industry) Bar Associations. Woodward, Hobson & Fulton was founded in 1917 by Ernest Woodward, Senior after a year"s service as General Attorney for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Members of the firm over its long history have become judges of the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, and one had been Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (now the Kentucky Supreme Court) before joining the firm.
The firm has been well known for many years for its extensive involvement and experience in all areas of civil litigation, representing numerous companies and insurance carriers in tort, product liability, medical and other professional malpractice, and corporate and commercial litigation.
With offices in Louisville, Lexington and New Albany, Indiana the firm serves the entire state of Kentucky.
Member, Journal of Law and Education, 1991-1992. Listed in Who"s Who Among American Law Students, 11th and 12th editions.