McIlhinney Sean J

I’ve used Sean’s office for three separate traffic issues over the years. His office has been fair and quick to respond in each case. Sean and his staff has always kept me updated on my cases and expectation. In Addition, I trust him for the best out come. Moreover, his mantra is not to break your bank with unnecessary court, but to successfully solve the case effectively and efficiently.
A. Collins

I retained this lawyer originally for a traffic citation in Aug of 2015. He immediately reached out to me and offered his services and confidence in helping me obtain what I needed. He rescheduled my case at the court to Oct 2015. I sent him an email the morning of my court date to wish him luck and remind him I would not be there. He responded not to worry he would update me. It’s been 3 weeks and I have called over 10 times, left messages, and sent emails and NOTHING! HORRIBLE SERVICES AFTER TAKING MONEY! I will update how they handle this when I receive a response.

My very good friend received a substantial speeding ticket on 75-​N. She was looking at paying the mandatory $ 200 Super Speeder fine, increased insurance premiums, in addition to whatever hefty fine the traffic court imposed upon her. Her ticket would of been well over the $ 450 dollar mark.
I saw Sean’s name and firm on Google after doing a cursory search. His google positioning helped me find him. I emailed him an introductory email on behalf of my friend because I am currently a paralegal and I worked for a traffic and criminal attorney for four years in Florida so I understand what is involved. I was just unfamiliar with how Georgia does things.
Sean called me and explained things to me on how Georgia does things. He spent about 5 – 10 minutes on the phone with me. He then sent me a follow up email placing his explanations in writing. I spoke with my friend and she hired him. He delivered on his promises.
Sean went to court on her behalf, so she didn’t have to go back to Georgia from Florida. Sean got the fine reduced significantly and also got the charged dropped to a non-​reportable offense, which means it won’t be reported to the DMV (no Super Speeder fine) and won’t go on her driving record (no increase in insurance premiums).
She was very pleased with the results of the case, and so was I.
I was also more than very happy with the level of communication leading up to the court date. Sean’s paralegal, Nilda, was very professional and very quick to respond to any questions or concerns she or I had. His fee was priced to hire and he delivered exceptionally!
I cannot recommend his firm enough.
Thanks
Maria, and her good buddy R.O.

I decided to hire Sean to help me with my speeding ticket after his convincing introduction letter and his confidence in reducing my ticket to a «non-​reportable disposition.» Little did I know that was a lie just to convince me to hire him, especially because I never experienced hiring a lawyer. I wanted to talk to him about my situation and my options. Instead, I was told that he’ll take care of it and that was it. I never got to meet him or talk to him for more than a minute.
On the court date, I did not hear from him. I called and left a message. Called the office several times and left messages. A week and a half later, he responded, stating the court date was moved due to another trial. Fine by me, but it is very unprofessional to not answer or update your client for 10 days after the scheduled trial date.
The same thing happened with the next court date. No updates, emails or anything. I left messages again without a response. One week later, he answered with a new increased fine with defensive driving class requirement and no explanation. I asked for the breakdown of the new fine and, again no response. As a paying customer, I deserve to know the details about my case and the results.
Since I was not given much information, I did not know how to fill out the forms for the defensive driving class, and Sean did not make himself available to me. The lack of communication continued until the next court date for the submission of my defensive driving certificate. After the court date, the case was closed. And now, he started talking to me because it was time to pay up!
I feel that he did not do all he could to reduce my charges. He merely dropped by ticket by 6mph, which meant that it will be reported giving me 3 points on my record. I also paid a higher fine, plus the lawyer fee. When I talked to him after the case closed, asking about what else could we have done to reduce the charges, he said, you were going too fast and can’t reduce the charge much, even though he was confident when I brought my case to him initially. But hey, the case is closed, what good is it to get answers now?
I would never recommend Sean because he is unprofessional, does not care about his clients, and would only talk to you before you hire him and when he needs you to pay.

Here is a review from someone who actually used Sean’s services.
My husband received a substantial speeding ticket on 75-​N. We were looking at paying the mandatory $ 200 Super Speeder fine, increased insurance premiums, in addition to whatever hefty fine the traffic court imposed upon him.
Sean went to court on my husband’s behalf, so my husband did not have to take off work to attend. Sean got the fine reduced significantly and also got the charged dropped to a non-​reportable offense, which means it won’t be reported to the DMV (no Super Speeder fine) and won’t go on his driving record (no increase in insurance premiums).
We are obviously pleased with the results of the case, but I was also very happy with the level of communication leading up to the court date. Sean’s paralegal, Nilda, was very professional and very quick to respond to any questions or concerns we had.
I cannot recommend his firm enough.

Unprofessional. Didn’t return phone calls. His website advertises that he can help out of state drivers if they recieved a traffic ticket in Georgia. I called and left messages and he didn’t return the call until the day of the court apperance. No help AT ALL! Don’t waste your time.