After graduating from Chico State in Northern California, Sean attended law school at Lewis & Clark in Portland, Oregon. He represented the school at the national Indian Law moot court competition at UCLA in 2005. After law school, he moved to Seattle, and worked as a public defender for three years before opening his own firm on the 13th Floor of the storied Hogue Building in downtown Seattle. Sean has tried at least ten cases before juries, and has successfully argued numerous motions in state courts.

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After 9 years practicing law in Seattle, in 2014 Sean and family moved to Raleigh, NC. He found a home with the like-minded attorneys at Edelstein Payne, gaining valuable experience in litigating civil rights and personal injury cases while building a North Carolina criminal practice. In 2021 Attorney Cecil was admitted to the CJA Panel for the Eastern District of North Carolina federal court. Mr. Cecil opened a solo practice in 2023 and focuses on defense of federal criminal allegations. Sean also still accepts and litigates personal injury and civil rights matters.

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Sean currently splits his practice between criminal, personal injury, and civil rights cases. He is admitted to practice in all North Carolina and Washington state courts, as well as the Western District of Washington and the Eastern District of North Carolina federal courts and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Sean remains dedicated to defending marijuana and other drug charges, and is also available to represent individuals accused of most other crimes, from simple traffic matters to aggravated assaults.

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Cecil will be on the legal team as an attorney.

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