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 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, ABA Litigation Monograms, and The Connecticut Lawyer. He has tried many cases to verdict or judgment representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

Attorney Sullivan is active in a number of professional and civic organizations. 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 and attorneys before the statewide Grievance Committee. He has represented the City of New Britain and City of West Haven in complex litigation.

He is an active triathlete and regularly places in the top three in his age group in triathlons in New England and was recognized honorable mention All American by the United States Triathlon Association for 2006 and 2007. He, his wife Elizabeth, and children Irene, Daniel and Grace live in West Hartford Connecticut.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Professional Malpractice
• 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

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)