Sean Bigley

Professor Bigley created the law school’s J.D. Entrepreneurship Program and has taught a variety of courses, including Law Practice Management; Financial Literacy for Lawyers; Legal and Equitable Remedies; and Professional Responsibility.  He most recently served as Senior Assistant Dean for Administration and is excited to be returning to the classroom for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Before transitioning into legal academia, Professor Bigley spent a decade in private practice representing U.S. Government employees and contractors in national security cases.  An attorney-entrepreneur, he founded his practice immediately after law school and grew it from a solo operation to a five-attorney partnership with employees in three states.  Professor Bigley’s work spanned the globe and was punctuated by headline-making cases.  At the same time, he oversaw all business operations of the firm, including finance, human resources, client relations, and marketing.  He also authored a regular column for a leading industry website and co-hosted a radio show on national security heard in the Washington, D.C. area on Federal News Radio.

From 2020-2024, Professor Bigley concurrently served as a presidentially-appointed member of the non-partisan National Security Education Board.  There, he oversaw foreign language and area studies programs in the U.S. intelligence community, diplomatic corps, and armed services, and chaired the Board’s working group on security clearances. 

Professor Bigley earned his J.D. from the Fowler School of Law, a Master’s Degree from Boston University, and a Bachelor’s Degree from American University.