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Sean Shriver

Trial Coordinator
(213) 270-9803

Sean Shriver is trial attorney in the premises liability division in Morgan & Morgan's Downtown Los Angeles office. Before joining Morgan & Morgan in 2024, Sean counselled trial lawyers on the development and presentation of critical evidence in their cases, advising trial teams on issues related to the selection and decision-making processes of potential jurors, and other key decisions affecting trial outcomes. 

Sean started her career in law as an attorney at a personal injury firm in Charleston specializing in class action litigation of mass chemical contamination cases. She transitioned into the litigation of constitutional tort cases involving the excessive use of force by law enforcement, medical malpractice in correctional settings, wrongful death, and personal injury cases involving both the misconduct of police and constitutionally deficient conditions in state and federal prisons. In that role, Sean devoted a majority of her practice to the litigation of sexual assault and abuse cases against a number of federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

Sean holds a PhD in Sociology and a J.D. from the University of Ottawa. She is also a licensed Barrister and Solicitor in the Province of Ontario, Canada. She was previously an Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria and at Carleton University.  She has published numerous academic works, including a full-length book on the use of novel weapons technologies by police in the United States, and the development and use of chemical weapons by the U.S. Department of Defense during the Cold War.



  • Sean holds a PhD in Sociology from Carleton University in Ontario (2012) and a J.D. from the University of Ottawa (2019). She was previously a Lecturer at Carleton University, in Ottawa, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria. She has published numerous academic works, including a full-length book on the use of novel weapons technologies by police in the United States, and the development and use of chemical weapons by the U.S. Department of Defense during the Cold War.

  • California State Bar 
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 
  • United States District Court of Massachusetts 
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia 
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia 
  • State Bar of West Virginia 
  • State Bar of Massachusetts 
  • Law Society of Ontario