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 James F. Sullivan
(Partner)
P: 860-525-3101 x233
F: 860-247-4201
jfs@hksflaw.com
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James F.
Sullivan practices in the areas of personal injury, commercial,
professional and product liability, employment, construction, municipal and
land use litigation. He received his J.D. with Honors from the University
of Connecticut School of Law, where he was editor in chief of the
Connecticut Law Review, and had received numerous academic awards. He
received a B.A., summa cum laude, from Boston College,
in its honors program, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and
recipient of the Scholar of the College Award.
Upon graduation from Law
School, Attorney
Sullivan clerked for Justice Robert J. Callahan of the Connecticut Supreme
Court. Attorney Sullivan has lectured and given seminars on trial practice,
legal ethics, legal writing, and various aspects of civil litigation before
a number of groups. Attorney Sullivan has published a number of articles in
the field of civil litigation, products liability, corporate liability, and
constitutional law in the Connecticut Bar Journal, The Law Tribune, ABA
Litigation Monograms, and The Connecticut Lawyer. He has tried many cases
to verdict or judgment. He is
nationally certified in civil trial law.
Attorney
Sullivan is active in a number of professional and civic organizations. He
is treasurer of the Hartford County Bar Association and is chair of the
Litigation and Professional Responsibility Committees. He is the past president of the
University of Connecticut School of Law Alumni Association. He is a member
of the Executive Committees of the Business Torts Section of the
Connecticut Bar. Since 1993, he has been an Editorial Board Member of the
Connecticut Bar Journal. He is a former member of the Common Council in the
City of New Britain,
where he was Chair of the Committee on Administration, Finance & Law.
He was past Chairman of the Ethics Commission, City of New Britain, and represents political
officials in government ethics related matters. He regularly represents attorneys before
the Statewide Grievance Committee and in attorney presentment proceedings. He
has represented several municipalities in complex litigation. He recently was appointed by the West
Hartford Town Council to chair a task force on creating a master plan for
creating a bicycle friendly town, which plan was ultimately adopted by the
Town Council.
He is an
active, nationally ranked, triathlete who was recognized as an All American
by the United States Triathlon Association for 2009. He completed his
second Ironman in Lake Placid, New York in July 2010 and was one of the top finishes
from Connecticut. He is president of a local triathlon club
that has over 150 members. He, his
wife Elizabeth, and children Irene, Daniel and Grace live in West Hartford Connecticut.
Areas
of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Professional Malpractice and
Grievance Defense
- Product Liability
- Commercial Litigation,
Including Business Torts and Employment
- Plaintiff and
Defendant’s Class Action Litigation
- Municipal Liability
Bar
Admissions
- State of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, District of
Connecticut
Education
- J.D. The University of Connecticut
School
of Law (Honors)
- M.A. The University of Connecticut
(Honors)
- B.A. (Summa Cum Laude, Phi
Beta Kappa) Boston
College
Professional
Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
- Hartford County Bar
Association
- New Britain Bar Association
- Supreme Court Historical
Society
Community
Involvement and Public Service
- Past Member of Common
Council, City of New Britain
- Past Chair of Claims
Commission, City of New
Britain
- Past Chairman of Ethics
Commission, City of New
Britain
- Past President, University of Connecticut
School
of Law Alumni
Association
Seminars
- Motion Practice in Connecticut -
Topic: Trial Motions, Lorman
- Automobile College
of Law - Topic: Biomechanical Experts, Connecticut Trial Lawyers
Association
- Legal Ethics and Law Office
Management – Hartford County Bar Association
Publications
- Successor Corporate
Liability In Product Liability Actions in Connecticut,
73 Conn.
Bar J. 297 (1999)
- The Scope of Procedural Rule
Making in Connecticut, 65 Conn. Bar. J.
297 (1992)
- Initial Automatic Disclosure
Regime of Federal Rule 26, Conn.
Lawyer (May 1996)
- Can You Recover Exemplary
(Double) Damages Under FLSA and CMWA?
(CBA Employment Quarterly 2010)
- Determining Who Has a Claim
in Shareholder Derivative Suits (Connecticut Law Tribune 2009)
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