Meet Sean Maye | Attorney

We had the good fortune of connecting with Sean Maye and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Sean, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I started a private solo law firm during the pandemic. I had been working in government for years, which was riddled with mismanagement and bureaucracy. When I started working from home at the start of quarantine, I was able to manage work on my own terms and my own schedule for the first time in my legal career. It helped me realiz the value of working for yourself. I wanted to be able to manage my own projects, on my own terms, and all the while allowing the ability to schedule time with my family as I needed.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I am a lawyer. I began my legal career as a Public Defender in Miami and it followed me to Colorado when I relocated years later with my family. In all of that time, I learned a lot about how the real world works. Not the world we all live in as semi-functioning adults, but the world of the real people – the ones living with real struggles with money, drugs, mental illness and systematic domestic abuse, who are never portrayed accurately in what we read and see in the news. My career in public defense shook me to my core – especially as a young, white-presenting male. Mind you, I’m also Cuban and gay, so I understand a thing or two about feeling marginalized, but it was nothing compared to what I witnessed in public defense.

When I later left the Public Defender system and opened up my own law firm, I promised myself that I would not forget how it felt to experience other people’s pain. Albeit a small gesture from my point of view, I have agreed to take on government appointment work at reduced rates, taken on pro bono cases, set up payment plans for people with financial constraints, and have aimed to never let money turn me blind to letting someone have a chance at adequate private legal representation.

I learned a lot at the start of my career and I hope and aim to never forget it.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
In Denver, I have to say one of the best spots to check out is The Stanley Marketplace. It has adorable shops, great food, there’s always a fun activity happening in the hangar at the back, and there are million places for kids to run around and play. My family and I can be found there nearly every week.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I wholeheartedly owe all of my success to my husband, Woodie Neiss. The decision to open up my own business was solely the product of his encourage and emotional support. It may seem cliché to acknowledge a spouse’s support for an important decision, but, in his case, it’s the absolute truth. He is a serial entrepreneur with no time for himself – especially with our 2 small kids thrown in the mix – and he somehow found the time to help me plan, conceptualize and execute my new business strategies. I am indebted to him. And I obviously love him a lot too, so there’s that.

Website: www.mayelawgroup.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-maye-6237944a/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MayeLawGroup

Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/maye-law-group-denver