Underwood, Sean

Jeff Tymann is a 1975 graduate of The State University of New York at Albany where he earned his bachelor's degree with a dual major in accounting and business administration. He received his J.D. from Albany Law School in 1979, graduating in the top 10% of his class. He was elected a member of the Justinian Honorary Law Society in June, 1979. Jeff is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York and the Second Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals.

Jeff is a trial lawyer who has devoted his practice to the defense of complex litigation including the defense of physicians, hospitals, manufacturers and municipalities. He has been involved in the defense of a wide range of cases including several cases involving catastrophic injuries. In representing physicians and hospitals, he has handled cases where the damages claimed involved neurologically impaired babies, wrongful death and plaintiffs suffering from quadriplegia. In the products liability area, Jeff's experience includes the defense of automobile manufacturers, various power tool equipment, recreational vehicles and a variety of other products. The municipality cases have included the defense of Section 1983 (civil rights) actions.

Jeff has also successfully argued appeals before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York as well the Second Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals.

Jeff is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and Albany County Bar Association. He has frequently lectured on various areas of trial practice.