| Michael A.
Sullivan
has broad experience in commercial litigation, personal injury litigation,
and white collar criminal defense. He also has prosecuted political
corruption cases with the Office of Independent Counsel, and he has
served as law clerk to U.S. District Judge Marvin H. Shoob in Atlanta.
Background:
Born Charleston, South Carolina, December 9,
1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia.
Education:
University of North Carolina (A.B., 1977); Vanderbilt
University (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Senior Articles Editor,
Vanderbilt Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to the Honorable Marvin
H. Shoob, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1984-1986.
Publications:
Georgia Jurisprudence, chapters on perjury and
other offenses related to judicial proceedings (Lawyers Cooperative
Publishing, 1995). Co-author, "Peremptory Strike Is Worth Preserving,"
with Bobby Lee Cook, 2 Georgia State Bar Journal 38 (December 1996).
Lecturer, "Recent Developments in Products Liability Law,";
"Developments in Criminal Law: United States Supreme Court
Update 1993-1994 Term," ICLE of Georgia; September 1994; Professional
and Ethical Dilemmas in Litigation, ICLE of Georgia, 1998-2002.
Other Experience:
Associate Independent Counsel, HUD Investigation,
1995-1998.
Member:
Atlanta (Member, Judicial Selection and Tenure
Committee, 1997-2000; Criminal and Litigation Sections) and American
(Member, Committee on Complex Crimes Litigation and White Collar
Crime Southeast Regional Subcommittee; Criminal Justice and Tort
and Insurance Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member:
Criminal, General Practice and Trial Sections); Lawyers Club of
Atlanta; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Legislative
Committe (2001-2003); Amicus Curiae Committee (2000-2002); Co-Editor,
The Verdict, 2000-2001); American Trial Lawyers Association; American
Inns of Court (Master, Bleckley Inn).
Reported Cases:
Aetna v. Cantrell, 399 S.E.2d 237 (Ga. App. 1990);
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. v. Bentley, 427 S.E.2d 499 (Ga. App. 1992);
United States v. Watt, 911 F. Supp. 538 (D.D.C. 1995).
Practice Areas:
Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Malpractice;
Fiduciary Litigation; Fraud; Business Torts; White Collar Criminal
Defense Litigation.
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