Sean M. Pena

Sean M. Pena is a Partner at Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC, where he focuses his practice on commercial and civil litigation and the defense of public entities and their employees. He represents municipalities, school boards, and public officials in claims arising under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, and 42 U.S.C. §1983, defending the day-to-day legal exposure that public entities face from employment disputes, civil rights claims, and tort actions.

Alongside his public sector litigation practice, Sean handles a broad range of insurance defense matters, including personal injury, employment, asbestos, toxic tort, construction defect, liquor liability, and products liability claims. His litigation experience spans both state and federal courts in New Jersey.

Earlier in his career, Sean served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Ernest M. Caposela, A.J.S.C., in Passaic County, where he gained extensive exposure to civil practice at the trial court level.

Sean is admitted to practice in New Jersey, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned his J.D. from New York Law School in 2009, where he received the Community Service Award at commencement, and his B.A. in International Relations from Dartmouth College in 2004, where he was an Endowed Scholar and a member of the football team.

A lifelong resident of Secaucus, New Jersey, Sean is dedicated to serving his community as Director of Recreation Football, overseeing the township’s recreation football program for children ages 6 through 14.