With 20 years of experience representing clients both inside and outside of the courtroom, Sean Medina provides targeted, creative, and assertive legal strategy. He has represented clients both large and small, such as one of the top tier health insurers in the country, one of the most recognized hospital systems in the world, North America’s largest flat-rolled steel producer and supplier of iron ore pellets, a fortune 500 company that provides title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries, and several family-owned businesses. Sean enjoys getting to know his clients, understanding their business needs, and fighting to further those needs through litigation.
- Served as lead counsel or second-chair in more than 25 litigation matters since 2020, including significant disputes of more than $10 million.
- Represented top tier health insurer for more than 10 years in litigation, including payor-provider disputes and disputes of state Medicaid contract bids.
- Represented global hospital system in complex commercial, employment, intellectual property, and breach of contract disputes.
Admissions
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Memberships
- Ohio Bar Association
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Hispanic National Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Epilepsy Association
- Board of Directors, 2013-2016
- President of the Board of Directors, 2020-2022
- Cleveland Public Theater, Board of Directors, 2025
Education
- J.D., Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, 2007
- Dean’s Scholarship recipient
- Bert & Iris Wolstein Scholarship recipient
- Hispanic Law Students Association
- B.A., History and Asian Studies, Bowling Green State University, 2003
- Multiple scholarships
- Study Abroad Program, Saitama University, 2001-2002
Honors
- Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys, Crain’s Cleveland Business, 2025
- Best Lawyers in America® distinction in Commercial Litigation, 2024-2026
- Crain’s Notable Latin Leaders, Crain’s Cleveland Business, 2023
- Leadership Cleveland, Class of 2020
- Forty under 40 Honoree, Crain’s Cleveland Business, 2018
- Super Lawyers® Rising Star distinction, 2014-17