Jack Sheridan received his J.D. from Vermont Law School in 1984, where he was a member of the National Moot Court team. After graduation, Jack joined the Navy as a lieutenant in the JAG Corps. There he obtained extensive trial experience as a criminal defense lawyer and ultimately headed a trial team in one of the Navy’s largest Navy Legal Services offices. After a stint in Japan as an attorney at a Japanese law firm, in 1992, Jack opened his Seattle law firm, which became known as Sheridan & Associates, P.S. In the late 1990s, Jack briefly left private practice to work as the Seattle Litigation Director of the Government Accountability Project, representing whistleblowers. In 2002, he reopened his firm with Randy Baker as Sheridan & Baker, P.S. Randy left the team and moved on to found his own practice in 2005.
Jack is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the American Bar Association (member Litigation Section), the National Employment Lawyer’s Association, the Washington Employment Lawyers Association, and the Washington State Trial Association for Justice. He is admitted to practice in all courts in Washington State, the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Federal District Courts in Seattle and Spokane.
In October and December 2002, Jack and is wife, Angela, ran their first and second marathons. In 2003, Jack broke the four hour mark running the Vermont City Marathon, and again in 2005 running the San Diego Rock’n Roll Marathon. In November 2005, Jack and more than 36,000 other runners finished the New York City Marathon. In September 2006, Jack and his family ran (or walked) the Disney Half Marathon in
Publications
Chapter 30 "Trial of an Employment Case" | Washington Employment Law Desk Book published by the Washington State Association for Justice | 2010 |
Speaking Engagements at Attorney Conferences
Keeping the 21st Century Jury Engaged--Avoiding That Glazed Look
Use of Discovery and Depositions at Trial
The Essentials of Mastering Direct/Cross Examination
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10th Annual Paris Seminar, Paris France sponsored by Paris American Academy, WSAJ and other state bars
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2010
2010
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The Benefits of Brundridge |
WSTLA Luncheon |
2008 |
David and Goliath Litigation: How David Wins at Trial |
2007 WSTLA Convention |
2007 |
Pretrial Issues: Emotional Distress, Protective Orders, and Inadvertent Disclosures |
WSTLA Hot Button Issues |
2007 |
Economics of Running a Small Firm Practice | WELA Employment Law: Changing the World and Our lives | 2007 |