Sean F.X. Dugan is a senior partner and trial attorney at Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP. He has been associated with MCB since 1979, and has been a member of the firm since 1985. He is engaged in the defense of all aspects of professional liability claims on behalf of physicians and other health care professionals, medical groups, and health care institutions. He manages the defense of litigation against two city hospitals and several large groups of physicians. He defends all dialysis cases filed in New York State for one of the publicly traded provider corporations. Mr. Dugan manages the defense of lead exposure cases filed against a major metropolitan medical center. Mr. Dugan has published articles in several peer reviewed medical and scientific journals, including: - Dugan, S., “Regulated Medical Waste: Is any of it Infectious?” New York State Journal of Medicine, 92 (1992): 349-352.
- Dugan, S., “Reliance on Advice of Counsel”, For the Defense, 35 (1993): 28-29.
He has authored a chapter in a text:
- Dugan, S., “Legal Implications for the Physician in the Wake of Automation: Medical Malpractice” in Automated Cervical Cancer Screening, IGAKU-SHOIN Medical Publishers Inc, 1994, p 345- 350.
In 1991, Mr. Dugan obtained an LL.M. in Environmental Law to assist the Firm in defending complex exposure claims. These include mold, asbestos, lead, silicone, different medications, etc. which are claimed to have caused injury to a plaintiff. He completed Harvard University's Program on Negotiation. He obtained a Mediator Training Certificate from the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, where he is regularly called upon to mediate to resolution complex matters pending there. He is admitted to practice law before both the State and Federal Courts in New York and is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey state courts.
The National Board of Trial Advocacy certified Mr. Dugan as a Civil Trial Advocate. He was elected by his peers before the bar as an Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is board certified by the ABA accredited American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.
Mr. Dugan is a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution; New York State Bar Association, Professional Liability Section, Committee on Professional Discipline; Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Westchester County Bar Association, American Health Lawyers Association and the Defense Research Institute. He is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell® which is their highest rating.*
Mr. Dugan serves the community as a member of the Board of Directors of Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Westchester County. He served his Village as a member of its Conservation Advisory Council. | 
