When Sean Thompson consults with a prospective client, he puts himself in their position. How would he feel if his loved one had passed away on the operating table or was permanently disabled due to a medical error?
Sean listens. He comforts. And then he listens some more. He knows that family members are upset and worried. They are often unfamiliar with how complex litigation works and that, too, can be scary.
LCTR is selective about the clients it takes. As each attorney at the firm does during every first meeting, Sean evaluates the case. Is there cause for legal action? He is very compassionate and upfront, laying out the pros and cons as he sits with the people most involved – spouses, children, and other loved ones.
Sean explains the hurdles to reaching a settlement or a court victory. He prepares his clients for the arduous battle by setting realistic expectations about the legal process, that it can take 3-5 years to resolve, and the case may or may not go to trial. There are no open-and-shut cases, no quick, big-money settlements. He builds a relationship on trust.
Unlike other law firms where attorneys are solely responsible for their lawsuits, Sean closely collaborates with partners Scott S. Liberman, Ivan F. Cabrera, and Brent M. Reitman. Any attorney can – and does – pick up the file of another.
The advantage? Sean draws not just on his 15-plus years of legal experience, but the acumen that his partners can apply based on their decades of medical malpractice litigation. They know how local courts operate, having practiced law in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties their entire careers.
Sean keeps his clients informed of every major step. It starts with what’s known as the pre-suit period in which he and other members of the LCTR team collect information and evidence to build the case and file the lawsuit. Then, the real work begins.
Sean works toward maximum recovery of medical malpractice damages. He and his colleagues develop a strategy, investigate what occurred, and keep the pressure on the other side by working toward trial.
Like his colleagues, Sean wants his clients to reach closure as quickly as possible so that they can go on with their lives while remaining in close contact with them during the process. He adds, “You can always give me a call to set your mind at ease.”
The goal: Deliver the best possible outcome for the client. That commitment can be seen in the care Sean gives to every case and to the people who depend on him for righting the wrong they suffered.
A little more about Sean:
He did not intend to become a civil litigator after graduating from law school. After an internship with the Public Defender’s Office in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Broward County, he wanted to join its ranks.
That changed when, upon graduation, he was immediately hired as an associate in the medical malpractice division of Krupnick Campbell Malone, a prominent Fort Lauderdale law firm. Sean later became a partner, litigating medical negligence, wrongful death, product liability, personal injury, and nursing home and general negligence. Throughout his career, he has handled hundreds of cases resulting in millions of dollars in compensation for his clients.
Sean remains involved at his alma mater, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law School, serving on the Board of Governors. He regularly interacts with students as a mentor and as a moot court trial judge where he helps them become effective advocates for their future clients.
