Patrick L. Sullivan
Attorney Patrick Sullivan is a trial attorney who focuses his practice solely on representing
injured individuals and families. His career has been dedicated to using the civil justice system to help personal injury and medical malpractice victims obtain the compensation and benefits they deserve and are entitled to under the law. Attorney Sullivan has litigated hundreds of cases throughout Pennsylvania and tried multiple cases to verdict. Some of his most recent results include a $10,575,000 settlement on the behalf of a Mercer County truck driver who lost his legs in an industrial accident. He’s obtained multiple seven figure recoveries for truck accident victims, including a recent $5,000,000 settlement against a shipper and broker of goods. He obtained a $5,000,000 judgment on the eve of trial for the wife of a man who lost his life as a result of drunk driving. He not only held the drunk driver responsible, but also the bars for continuing to serve alcohol to the driver while he was visibly intoxicated. He recently obtained a $1.92 million dollar verdict with Attorney Hartman for the victim of medical malpractice.
Attorney Sullivan has obtained multiple other seven figure recoveries for his clients whose lives have been changed by wrongdoers who refuse to accept responsibility for their actions and force the injured to prove their case in court. Attorney Sullivan takes pride and considers himself blessed to have the opportunity help those who have been seriously hurt by the negligence and recklessness of others and have no choice but to turn to the court system for recourse.
Attorney Sullivan is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocates forums which membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million recoveries for their clients. Less than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members. Further, he has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Lawyer in Pennsylvania for multiple years running. His accomplishments have also resulted in him being named among the top attorneys in Pennsylvania as a Super Lawyers in the area of Personal Injury.
Attorney Sullivan graduated cum laude from Duquesne School of Law. While in law school he was recognized as one of the top trial advocates from his graduating class. Upon graduation he was inducted into the Order of the Barrister for his outstanding achievements in moot court. Patrick was also selected by the law school faculty to receive the Katie Westbrook and Shalom Moot Court Awards – which recognize students for academic excellence, outstanding trial advocacy, and ethics.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
- Industrial Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Bad Faith
- Tractor-Trailer Crashes
- Automobile Crashes
- Motorcycle Crashes
- Dram Shop Cases
- Products Liability
- Premise Liability
- Dog Bites
- Workers’ Compensation
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D., Cum Laude
- Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Major: Psychology
- Minor: Sociology
Honors and Awards
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates
- Million Dollar Advocates
- National Trial Lawyers: Top 100
- Super Lawyers
- Lead Counsel Rated
- Order of the Barristers
- Shalom Moot Court Award, Duquesne University
- Katie Westbrook Award, Duquesne University
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Lawrence County Bar Association
- Civil Law Committee, member
- Judicial Evaluation Committee, member
Past Employment Positions
- Nicholas, Perot, Smith, Koehler & Wall, Attorney, 2010 – 2011