$ 200-300 per hour
M. Sean Breen
Sean Breen grew up in Idaho and is a graduate of both Idaho State University and the University of Idaho. Sean is retired from the United States Army having served our country for over 23 years. Sean is an experienced trial attorney who began his practice in 1994 after clerking at the U.S. Department of Justice, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Sean now primarily practices in domestic relations (or family law) but also handles general legal matters (e.g. contracts, non-compete agreements, business formation, landlord tenant, probate, employment, personal injury, workers comp, etc.). Sean has litigated hundreds of civil trials in southern Idaho involving a number of different legal matters.
Sean and his wife, Lora (who is also a senior Army officer and an attorney) helped co-found Anser Charter School; Idaho’s first service-oriented and community-based K-8 public charter school. They spent several years helping the school plan and organize the purchase and remodel of the school’s current facilities. Sean also participates in numerous other service-oriented activities including the Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (IALL), Recreation Unlimited (Bogus Basin’s adaptive ski program), and Boise’s downtown YMCA. He also volunteers his time through coaching soccer, baseball, tennis and other youth sports programs. Sean spends many summer afternoons rafting Idaho’s wild and scenic rivers in the summer and skiing Idaho’s mountains in the winter.
ATTORNEY'S CURRICULUM VITAE:
M. Sean Breen, Sr., born in Austin, Texas in 1963. Grew up in Idaho from 1966 to the present.
EDUCATION:
Idaho State University (Bachelor of Arts with honors) 1986; University of Idaho College of Law (Juris Doctorate) 1994; William Mitchell College of Law (visiting student Spring 1994).
MEMBERSHIPS:
Idaho State Bar admitted in 1993 (Member of the Family Law, Litigation, and Professional Ethics Sections); American Inns of Court, Barrister (Eagle Rock Inn); Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (IALL), Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA).
EXPERIENCE:
Major (Retired) U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Partner, Manweiler, Breen, Ball & Davis from 1999. Environmental law and regulatory compliance work at the Idaho Nuclear Laboratory (INL) 1993-1995. Private practice in Idaho Falls, Idaho from 1995 - 1999. Legal clerkships at the U.S. Department of Energy, Minnesota Attorney General's Office and U.S. Department of Justice.
PRESENT PRACTICE:
Representation largely focuses on domestic relations and family law matters (e.g. divorce, child custody, support, adoption, guardianship). Also conducts legal reviews and litigates the validity non-competition agreements, represents injured workers and other persons injured by the negligence of others.
REPORTED CASES: Frieburger vs. JUB Engineers, Inc. 141 Idaho 415 (2005). This Idaho Supreme Court case establishes the legal precedent under which non-compete agreements are analyzed under Idaho law.
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34 years | 629 cases
34 years | 591 cases
34 years | 94 cases
$ 200-300 per hour
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Acquired: 1993
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355 West Myrtle Street, Suite 100, Boise, ID, 83706
17 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Character & Conduct
Posted by anonymous | April 04, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Saved my family
Working with Mr. Breen was my first experience needing a lawyer. I was referred to his firm and 2 others. He was the first to call me back, within an hour of my initial message. He explained the process thoroughly and quickly. He didn’t sugarcoat anything and was very up front about the amount of mon...
Posted by anonymous | October 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Excellent attorney for divorce and custody cases
I hired Mr Breen's firm in custody case. In that high stress time Sean Breen and his team were amazingly responsive, supportive and empathetic. Mr Breen is tough negotiator and interrogator, he was prepared and relentless at deposition. In courtroom Sean Breen is confident warrior, with his clients S...
Posted by anonymous | August 04, 2019 | Hired Attorney
The first call you need to make.
Mr. Breen and his team are the superior law firm in the Treasure Valley. I contacted multiple law firms before choosing Mr. Breen for his wealth of knowledge in the field of law and his immpecable counsel. Mr. Breen started by walking me through all different scenarios, creating a plan of action, and...
Posted by Lisa | May 24, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Incompetent and zero empathy
I hired Sean as my divorce attorney and dealing with him was the worst experience of my life! Over two years of dragging my case on he told me he had no idea what the judge meant in my divorce settlement. Sean exhibited a huge lack of empathy as well as displaying no moral fiber during my divorce. ...
Posted by Craig | June 15, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Average lawyer with a terrible team
Sean was very responsive initially but after the first few weeks, he began to be slow to respond to emails and calls -- sometimes never responding at all to the concerns of the case. On the positive side, he speaks well and confidently and appears to have good grasp of the law. If Sean had been more ...
"Sean is an incredibly knowledgeable individual with a knack on how to navigate any type of family law scenario. I have been incredibly privileged to work under him and learn the "right" way to practice law."
Family lawyer
2015
Robert Krogh Service Award, Recreation Unlimited (RU) & Disable Sports USA
1998
Denise O'Donnell Day Pro Bono Awards, Idaho State Bar
2013 - Present
Professional Ski Instructors' Association (PSIA)Senior Trainer
1994 - Present
Idaho State BarMember
2004 - 2006
Idaho State Bar, Workers Compensation SectionSecretary Treasurer
Employee prevailed against employer in proving non-compete contract was page and unenforceable
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