Sullivan, Thomas J.

J.D. (Columbia), LL.M. (Edinburgh) Attorney at Law (Illinois, USA)

Current activity

Independent Arbitrator Law Office of Thomas J. Sullivan LL.M. University of Edinburgh (2018)

Professional focus

Areas of law

Commercial law
Property law
Private international law
Procedural law
Contract law

My career

Arbitration experience

Certified as an Arbitrator by the Circuit Court of Cook County at Chicago, Illinois, and by the surrounding 12th and 19th Judicial Circuits. Service on approximately 150 panels applying the procedural and evidentiary rules of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Issues presented have included breach of commercial and construction contracts, breach of leasehold and chattel rentals, partnership claims, personal injury and property damage, deceptive business practices and business torts. Proceedings have included multiple parties and claims and includes service as chair on virtual proceedings by video conference.

Publications

Languages

English

Memberships

  • American Bar Association, including its Sections on International Law, Dispute Resolution, Science and Technology Law and Business Law, and the Forum on Construction Law
  • Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
  • Federal Bar Association, Arlington, Virginia
  • German Arbitration Institute
  • London Court of International Arbitration

Further informations

U.S. State Bar License: Illinois. U.S. Court Admissions: United States Supreme Court, Supreme Court of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, Illinois, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C., U.S. Court of International Trade, at New York City, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the Northern District Trial Bar, Chicago, Illinois.

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