Sean Paul Bracken has extensive family law, oil and gas, real estate, corporate, construction, commercial, Jones Act/FELA, environmental, and admiralty/maritime experience. For example, he has successfully managed multi-billion dollar cases for Lloyd’s of London syndicates. He has also successfully managed large and small cases for construction project sureties, general contractors, subcontractors, and owners, and he is a contributing author to the American Bar Association construction payment bond manual. He was a member of the four lawyer international legal counsel team handling all corporate matters for Carnival Cruise Lines and its affiliated companies. He pioneered areas of products liability on their behalf and enabled them to recover very large amounts for construction issues with their cruise ships, including a case that received global media attention. He was the editor and exam preparer for the oil pollution, collision, and limitation of liability course books for Tulane Law School. He was also the on-scene legal coordinator for the 4th largest oil spill in the history of Louisiana, on behalf of BP Pipeline.
In addition, he has extensive experience with contracts, from multimillion-dollar construction, real estate, and oil and gas contracts to mineral rights and title work. He prepares, negotiates, and reviews buy/sell agreements, merger and acquisition documents, and all types of business arrangements. He also has managed real estate transactions, including the exclusive cell tower real estate sales and leases for Sprint and Cingular in several States. He has been a speaker for lawyers, realtors, engineers, and landmen on various oil and gas, energy, and real estate topics.
His successful appellate work includes a wide variety of matters, from multimillion-dollar oil pipeline disputes to "bet the company" litigation. He has briefed the United States Supreme Court on behalf of lawyers associations, but he also created new law in federal courts to prevent lawyers from seizing the property of their own clients for fees. See Gulf Marine and Industrial Supplies, Inc. v. M/V GOLDEN PRINCE, 230 F.3d 178 (5th Cir. 2000).
Sean also spends a significant portion of his time helping families in Montana and volunteers his time as a court-appointed child advocate and helping people with modest means. He has used his decades of litigation skills to successfully find the most efficient and cost-effective means to protect the interests of his clients, while helping the family move forward and have a positive, fresh start. From contested divorces and child custody disputes at trial, to skillful mediation, negotiation and settlement, to uncontested matters, Sean can help support and guide you through a difficult time.
