Fordham University, B.A., in cursu honorum, 1984
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1987

State of New York, 1988
State of New Jersey, 1987
State of West Virginia, 1987
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (1987), Southern District of West Virginia (1987), Northern District of New York (1992), Western District of New York (1993) and the District of Colorado (2003).
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2008

Mr. Sweeney joined Coughlin & Gerhart, L.L.P. in 1992, following active duty as a Marine Corps judge advocate. He is a Partner in the Firm and a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. He also co-chairs the Firm’s Labor and Employment Law Practice Group. Mr. Sweeney concentrates in labor and employment law and commercial litigation. He defends employers against liability, discrimination and disability claims and represents employers in contract negotiations, arbitration, discipline and other administrative proceedings. In addition, Mr. Sweeney represents clients in complex contract, construction and real estate disputes.

Mr. Sweeney is a member of the American, New York State, Broome County and Federal Court Bar Associations. He serves on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section and is a Trustee of the Northern District of New York – Federal Court Bar Association. Mr. Sweeney was selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers in America® in "Labor-Management" and the 2011 Upstate Edition of New York Super Lawyers. He is a bagpiper with the Broome County Celtic Pipes & Drums.

Mr. Sweeney is a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve. Prior to joining the Firm, he served on active duty as a criminal defense attorney and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney. As a Reservist, he deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, with the I Marine Expeditionary Force. Mr. Sweeney is currently assigned to the Office of Counsel for the Commandant and serves as the officer-in-charge of the Marine Reserve lawyers who support the Commandant, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the DoD Office of General Counsel.