Sullivan is a litigator whose practice focuses on defending businesses, as well as individuals, with an emphasis on commercial auto, premises liability and director/officer’s liability. He has experience defending clients involved in trucking and motor vehicle accidents, including cases involving fatality and catastrophic injury. Sullivan’s representative experience includes drafting and successfully arguing dispositive motions in state court, and pre-trial motions in federal court.
While earning his law degree at Texas A&M University School of Law, Sullivan placed second in the Aggie Intramural Moot Court Competition and represented the law school in multiple mock trial competitions, including the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Best in Texas Voir Dire Competition. During summers, he clerked in criminal litigation on both sides of the aisle. Sullivan’s interest in civil litigation began when he found himself at the forefront of a criminal defense firm’s transition into civil work.
Practices
- Successfully excluded causation testimony from treating physicians in trucking case before the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division.
- Prevailed on partial summary judgment, obtaining dismissal of client’s business from trucking case in the face of theories of respondent superior, agency and vicarious liability.
- Defended an insured client against motion to compel discovery responses in a case involving a motor vehicle accident by establishing case was an expedited action.
- Successfully defended against no-evidence summary judgment by establishing a fact issue and asserting a novel legal theory of implied bailment.
Education
- Texas A&M University School of Law, JD, 2024
- University of Puget Sound, BA, Politics and Government, 2018
Admissions
- Texas
- United States District Court: Southern District of Texas
Professional Memberships
Languages
- English