Sean A. Ayres

Shareholder

Portland, Silverdale, Tacoma, and Vancouver Offices
1420 South Union Avenue,
Tacoma, WA 98405
253.627.7701

Sean A. Ayres works out of the firm’s Tacoma, Silverdale, and Vancouver offices.

Professional Overview

Sean is Managing Shareholder for the South Sound Offices of GLP Attorneys. Throughout the 33 years of his practice, he has represented injured persons in premises liability, common-carrier accidents, defective products, pedestrian incidents, vehicle collisions, and wrongful deaths. Sean’s continued commitment to victims’ rights is demonstrated by his efforts to understand the individual circumstances of each claim and the impact that the injuries and damages have on individual client’s lives.

Sean concentrates his practice on construction workplace injury and accident law as well as premises liability and trucking accidents out of the Portland, Silverdale, Tacoma, and Vancouver, Washington offices of GLP Attorneys. He prides himself on working diligently for every client that has suffered injury at the fault of another, as well as family members who have lost a loved one to wrongful death. This focus has allowed Sean to gain a wealth of experience on the wide range of issues facing the victims of injury and loss.

Sean earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Seattle University in 1987. In 1990, he received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Puget Sound (now known as Seattle University) School of Law. His bar admissions include Washington State, the United States District Court – Western Division and the 9th Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, and he has been privileged to argue before the Washington Supreme Court.

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Awards & Recognition

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Honors

Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member

Education

University of Puget Sound School of Law (now the Seattle University School of Law) , J.D., 1990
Seattle University, B.A., Political Science, 1987

Bar & Court Admissions

Washington State Bar, 1990
U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1992

Professional & Civic Involvement

Washington State Bar Association, 1990 - Present
Washington State Association for Justice, Eagle Member

Articles & Presentation

Speaker, "How a Personal Injury Case Ends: Two Paths to Resolution", GLP Attorneys Healthcare Provider Seminar, October 2024
Speaker, "How a Personal Injury Case Starts: The Critical First 90 Days", GLP Attorneys Healthcare Provider Seminar, May 2024
Speaker, "Medical Liens", GLP Attorneys Healthcare Provider Seminar, February 2024Speaker, "Medical Liens", GLP Attorneys Healthcare Provider Seminar, February 2024

Personal

When not working, Sean enjoys spending time with his extended family, traveling, sports and working out on his stationary bicycle. Sean also volunteers as a youth basketball and baseball coach.

Successful Cases

$1.5 Million

$1.5 million recovery for a man who was injured when his car was hid head-on by an oncoming vehicle that negligently crossed the center line.

$250,000

$250,000 for a person who was injured on the retail premise of a large chain.

$155,000

$155,000 for a woman who had her claim initially rejected by the at-fault insurance carrier.

WhatOur Clientssay…

“I’m not sure how heavily I could recommend Sean and his team. Fantastic service and excellent organization from start to finish. His assistants are extremely responsive, Sean is thorough and helpful, and I feel I was best represented by him every step of the way. Don’t think twice, hire these people.”

Great to work with! Professional and very knowledgeable when I comes to representing you if you’ve been in an automobile collision!

Great team of knowledgeable professionals that help us through a car accident claim successfully. They always answered our questions readily and easy to understand. We trust them and recommend their services.

I commend GLP Attorneys, specifically Sean A. Ayres and his team for their compassion and caring for my needs while helping me to get my settlement after a traumatic auto collision. I feel they took my needs and considerations into account before themselves and they go above and beyond the normal due diligence when handling a case. I also feel they truly listen to what the client has to say. I am also pleased with the outcome of my settlement. Thank you so much GLP for all of your hard work!!

I am very satisfied with GLP Attorneys' handling of my case! They are at the top on my list. I hope they all have a blessed future.

GLP Attorneys made my car accident experience almost seamless. Sean Ayres and his team went above and beyond to keep me in the loop about my case, always willing to walk me through the process, answering all my questions, and kept me up to date on timelines. My settlement was more than I expected. They settled for nothing but the best. It was an amazing experience, and I would recommend them to anyone. Sean and his team were awesome.