Timothy Joseph Sullivan
Greenbelt, Maryland
Managing Partner
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Timothy J. Sullivan is a partner in the law firm of Brennan Sullivan & McKenna LLP in Greenbelt, Maryland. He received his B.A. in Journalism from Marquette University and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. He practices primarily in the federal courts. He has represented individuals facing capital prosecutions in various federal districts as well as the State of Maryland. Mr. Sullivan has represented Lee Boyd Malvo since 2006, together with his law partner, William C. Brennan, Jr. Also in 2006, he represented Vincent Williams in a federal capital case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and was successful litigating a mental retardation claim resulting in the government dismissing, after conviction, the death penalty notice. In 2002, he argued United States v. Cotton in the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Sullivan is a member of the United States Sentencing Commission's Practitioners' Advisory Group. He is an Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University School of Law and is also a NITA faculty member.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Fraud
- Drug Violations
- Federal
- Felonies
- Grand Jury Proceedings
- RICO Act
- White Collar Crimes
- Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- Professional Responsibility
- Litigation & Appeals
- Federal Appellate Practice
- Federal Trial Practice
- US Supreme Court
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Maryland, 1988
- District of Columbia, 1989
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1988
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia,
1987
J.D.
- Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI,
1984
B.A.
Major: Journalism
- United States v. Cotton, 535 U.S. 625 (2002)
(U.S. Supreme Court 2002)
- United States v. Johnson, 400 F.3d 187
(Fourth Circuit 2005)
- United States v. Higgs, 353 F.3d 281
(Fourth Circuit 2003)
- Adjunct Professor, George Washington University School of Law,
2004
- Present
- Presenter - Federal Capital Defense Strategy Session, Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Proj., Administrative Off. of the U.S. Courts, Federal Defender Training Group, Kansas City, Missouri,
March 8, 2002
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March 10, 2002
- Presenter - Victim Outreach Mitigation, Federal Defender Training, Administrative Office of the United States Courts,
January 24, 2003
- Presenter - Anatomy of a Federal Death Penalty Case, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania,
February 1, 2003
- Presenter - Federal Capital Defense Strategy Session, Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Project, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Defender Training Group, Austin, Texas,
March 13, 2003
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March 15, 2003
- Presenter - Federal Capital Defense Strategy Session, Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Proj., Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Defender Training Group, Salt Lake City, Utah,
November 5, 2004
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November 7, 2004
- Moderator - Unique Aspects of Federal Death Penalty Litigation, Fourth Biennial Bench/Bar Conference, United States District Court for the District of Maryland,
October 21, 2005
- Presenter - Federal Capital Defense Strategy Session, Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Proj, Administrative Off. of the U.S. Courts, Federal Defender Training Group, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
November 4, 2005
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November 5, 2005
- Presenter - Federal Capital Defense Strategy Session, Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Proj., Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Defender Training Group, San Antonio, Texas,
November 11, 2006
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November 12, 2006
- NITA Faculty Member
- Adjunct Professor, George Washington University School of Law,
2004
- Present
- John Adams Award: Federal Defenders Award, U.S. District Court, Maryland,
2002
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- Attorney Member, Criminal Justice Act Committee
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- CJA Panel Representative
- United States Sentencing Commission, Practitioners Advisory Group
- Member
- Court of Appeals of Maryland
- Member, Character Committee
- Federal Bar Association, Maryland Chapter
- Board of Governors
- Sullivan & Sullivan, Partner,
1988
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2006
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