Sean Kealy
Clinical Associate Professor of Law at Boston University
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Boston University
Sean Kealy graduated from Temple Law School in 1994. He was an assistant attorney general from 1995-1999 where he worked on victim compensation claims and prosecuted insurance fraud. From 1999-2007 he worked as legal advisor to State Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D-Newton) and counsel to the General Court’s Joint Committee on Criminal Justice and the Joint Committee on Revenue. While working for the Legislature, Professor Kealy had the opportunity to work on many notable issues such as: the revised sex offender registry, the creation of “buffer zones” around reproductive health clinics, drunk driving legislation, modernizing corporate tax laws, creating new tax credits to encourage economic development, legalizing and encouraging stem cell research, and ensuring equal marriage rights.
Professor Kealy has taught criminal justice at Massachusetts Bay Community College and Suffolk University and has written law review articles on a variety of topics dealing with statutory changes to protect victim’s rights, improve the definition of murder and revise the Federal Posse Comitatus Act. He also co-edits a bi-monthly newsletter on recent changes to the criminal law that is distributed to prosecutors, members of law enforcement, defense attorneys and academics.
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Section 35: Saving the lives of addicts that don’t want to be saved
February 28, 2017
Fox25 News Sean Kealy, School of Law “Lowell police officer Kevin Garneau’s phone never stops ringing and answering isn’t optional.” Expert Quote: “The key here is there’s this likelihood of substantial harm. The system is hoping to prevent people from harming themselves or others. At times, it’s essential to getting into these secure settings so […]
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High court rules on Brockton power plant appeals
August 1, 2014
The Enterprise Sean Kealy, School of Law Opponents of a proposed Brockton power plant pegged their hopes to a single, natural chemical compound: H2O… Expert quote: “The bottom line is the power plant developer has to renegotiate with the city to get wastewater. The city now holds the cards.” View full article
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BU School of Law’s Semester-in-Practice Program
June 6, 2012
Legal Talk Network Sean Kealy, School of Law Boston University School of Law’s Semester-in-Practice Program has provided some great opportunities to law students who are looking to prepare themselves for the legal world… Listen to audio
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