Sean Patrick Riordan, Esq.

Mr. Riordan graduated Summa Cum Laude from Molloy College in 2000 and received his law degree from St. John's University School of Law in 2004, where he was a member of the Journal of Legal Commentary. Upon admission to the practice of law, Mr. Riordan began representing claimants before the Social Security Administrations Office of Disability Adjudication & Review and the various New York State/City Retirement Boards. He has represented many clients in Article 78 Appeals before the Supreme Court of New York as well as the Appellate Division 3rd Department. He has lectured before several unions, including Correction Officers, Police Officers, Detectives, Firefighters, Teachers, Carpenters and Laborers, regarding their disability rights and is highly outspoken on issues involving labor.

Sean is a leading advocate for First Responders, having joined with advocacy groups and Congressional leaders to help pass legislation that affords greater health care and benefits to men and women that respond to emergency situations. He has been interviewed by CNN, Court TV and Eyewitness News, as well as various other media outlets, regarding his work in this area. In 2010 the Feal Good Foundation presented Mr. Riordan with the Leadership Award for his legal work and advocacy.

Mr. Riordan is also very involved in the Irish-American community. As Past-President of the Nassau County Brehon Law Society and on the Board of Governors of The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Long Island, Sean has been an advocate for human and civil rights in Northern Ireland and a proponent of the continued peace process overseas. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 Mr. Riordan was named one of the Top 100 Irish-American attorneys in the United States by Irish America Magazine and the Irish Voice.  

Sean is also adjunct professor at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, Long Island, teaching The Philosophy of Law and Political Philosophy. He has also been a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers Association. He lives in Suffolk Countywith his wife and two children.

Officers Represented in Past:

Port Authority Police; NYC Police; NYC Detectives; NYC Detective Investigators; NYC Court Officers; NYC Correction Officers; NYC Correction Captains; TBTA Police; NYS Troopers; NYS Supreme Court Officers; NYS Correction Officers; Suffolk County Police; Suffolk County Detectives; Nassau County Police; Nassau County Detectives; Nassau County Sheriffs; Suffolk County Sheriffs; MTA Police; East Hampton Police; Malverne Police; Garden City Police; White Plains Police and more.....