Jack Shean
Associate
Overview
Jack Shean is a litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's Philadelphia office. Mr. Shean focuses his practice on complex commercial disputes and white collar criminal investigations.
Mr. Shean represents clients in a broad range of litigation matters in federal and state courts, as well as in alternative dispute resolution forums. He also advises clients on regulatory compliance matters and in responding to government investigations. He is experienced in motion practice, e-discovery collection and management, and complex litigation strategy.
In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Shean remains active in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, as a member of the Lackawanna Historical Society Board of Trustees and volunteer with Lackawanna Pro Bono.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Shean was an associate at a Philadelphia-based national law firm, where he represented clients in a variety of industries to litigate First Amendment claims, prosecute and defend commercial fraud suits, resolve labor and employment class actions, develop international economic sanction compliance strategies and navigate False Claims Act (FCA) investigations.
He also gained valuable experience as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Malachy E. Mannion of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
While in law school, Mr. Shean served as editor-in-chief of the Dukeminier Awards Journal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law, as well as a fellow with the UCLA Voting Rights Project and a research assistant to constitutional law scholar Adam Winkler.
Credentials
- UCLA School of Law, J.D.
- Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College, B.A., History, Political Science and Philosophy
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Chapter, Vice President, 2025-Present
- Lackawanna Historical Society, Board of Trustees, 2025-Present