Sean Conway

Sean Conway is an equity Partner of the Bond Conway Law Firm. Sean Conway serves as day-to-day Counsel for several local government entities. Sean Conway provides general legal assistance and advice on nearly every aspect of local government administration and routinely attends open local government board, council, committee, and planning and zoning meetings for that purpose. 

Sean Conway has extensive experience as lead litigation Counsel representing local governmental entities and election authorities in complex litigation matters in both State and Federal Courts; in trial courts; in courts of appeal; and the Illinois Supreme Court.  Mr. Conway has successfully handled matters of local governmental litigation touching nearly every local governmental function, including but not limited to: (1) complex construction and public works disputes; (2) employment and civil rights claims; (3) constitutional claims; (4) takings claims; (5) election contests; (6) zoning and development disputes; (7) Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act litigation; (8) administrative review, writ of certiorari and mandamus claims; (9) contract claims; (10) tort claims; and (11) electoral board matters.

Sean Conway additionally serves as a Special Assistant DuPage County State’s Attorney responsible for providing election-related representation and advice in connection with election registration, election administration and election litigation matters. 

Sean Conway serves as a municipal prosecutor in a number of municipal systems of administrative adjudication.  Additionally, Sean Conway has assisted in establishing Administrative Adjudication systems in a number of home rule and non-home rule municipalities.  Sean Conway has also served as a Certified Municipal Hearing Officer in a number of systems of municipal administrative adjudication. 

Sean Conway is also a Certified Instructor for the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board responsible for academy training for corrections officers who serve throughout the State of Illinois.  Sean Conway provides instruction and training for corrections officer prospects several times every year. 

Sean Conway has extensive experience in government representation at all levels of state and local government based on his time in private practice, as well as while engaged as an Assistant Attorney General in the General Law Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.  Sean Conway commenced his legal career as a Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Sebastian T. Patti and the Honorable Joseph M. Sconza in the Circuit Court of Cook County, both of whom ruled on judicial review claims involving the administrative adjudication of violations of the Chicago Municipal Code.