Sean J Denvir, Attorney

In my second year of college I took a Civil Liberties course, studying the constitutional rights that make our country great. The course was taught by a lawyer, and it convinced me that I'd enjoy a career in law. After graduating from George Washington University Law School in 1981, I took a job at the Legal Aid Office in Syracuse, where I was a trial attorney for five years. I handled mostly criminal trials, with some general civil work. We were a busy office, helping thousands of clients and litigating cases regularly. I found it rewarding to be able to help others, and to advocate for causes I believed in. I felt that our good work went far in bettering the lives of those Syracuse residents most in need.

In 1986, my wife and I moved to Kingston, and I have been working at Ryan, Roach & Ryan ever since. I've continued to handle trial work and appeals. Much of my practice is now devoted to wills and probate, corporate matters and real estate. As much as ever, I still enjoy helping my clients navigate through their legal problems. I see myself as a problem solver who happens to be a lawyer. I still enjoy the challenge of working to understand a problem, then working to solve it. For me, patience is the key to understanding. The more I learn about a problem, the more confident I am about confronting it.

I am an active volunteer in our community. I was a member of the Board of Directors of the Ulster County Bar Association for ten years, ultimately serving as President in 1998-99. I continue to act as a volunteer judge for high school mock trial competitions. I coached CYO boys basketball and girls softball for many years for my children's teams. I enjoy bicycling, and regularly participate in cycling fundraisers.

• Winglovitz v. Agway Inc. 1998

• Williams v. McCall 1995

• Spangenberg v. View Point Realty 1991

• Snarski v. New Jersey Mfrs. 2005

• Smith v. Community Resource Center 2000

• Schuyler v. City of Newburgh Fire Dept. 2002

• Salters v. Town of Woodstock 1999

• Roggero v. Frontier Ins. 1998

• Pistone v. Sam's Club 2002

• Peziol v. VAW of America 1997

• People v. Tarbell 1986

• People v. Muhammad 1986

• People v. King 1986

• People v. Johnson 1985

• People v. Grainger 1986

• People v. Eckert 1983

• People v. Broadwater 1986

• People v Matthews 1986

• Pascarella v. Marlboro Fire Dept. 2002

• Owens v. Village of Ellenville Police Dept. 2001

• McCloskey v. Marriott Corp. 2002

• Masi v. Town of Clarkstown 1999

• Lockwood v. Berardi 1987

• Lashlee v. Pepsi-Cola Newburgh Bottling 2003

• La Rosa v. IBM Corp. 1998

• Knouse v. Millshoe 1999

• Knisell v. Treasure Chest Advertising Co. 2002

• Kinney v. Prudential Ins. 2000

• Kesick v. Ulster County 1997

• Joyce v. European Auto Service 1996

• Isaacs v. Fleet Financial Services 2004

• Hasbrouck v. IBM 2007

• Harris v. Poughkeepsie Journal 2001

• Gibbs v. Orange County Sheriff's Dept. 1989

• Findling v. Community General Hospital 2001

• Emerson v. American Broadcasting Co. 1986

• Dinneny v. Phoenicia Fire District 2004

• Derello v. Wyndham Poughkeepsie Hotel 1993

• Dellheim v. IBM 1991

• Davis v. Alpha Apple Inc. 1992

• Davenport v. New York State Senate 2001

• Crisci v. IBM Corp. 2003

• Coney v. R.S.R. Corp. 1990

• Coffey v. Shop-Rite Supermarkets North 2007

• Clarke v. Rockland County 1993

• Christiano v. Wakefern Food Corp. 2000

• Cea v. Combined Life 1987

• Calderone v. Metal Container Corp. 2001

• Byrne v. Fall Fitting Inc. 1999

• Benjamin v. IBM 2002

• Barrington v. Hudson Valley Fruit Juice, Inc. 2002

• Baker v. Orange Heating and Cooling 2004

• Baker v. Hudson Valley Nursing Home 1996

• Aldrich v. Town of Marlboro 1993