Attorney Profile:
Timothy J. Sullivan
6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 700
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
(301) 474-0044
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.
Areas of Practice:
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
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
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
Education:
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1987
J.D.
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 1984
B.A.
Major: Journalism
Representative Cases:
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)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - November 12, 2006
NITA Faculty Member
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University School of Law, 2004 - Present
Honors and Awards:
John Adams Award: Federal Defenders Award, U.S. District Court, Maryland, 2002
Professional Associations and Memberships:
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
Past Employment Positions:
Sullivan & Sullivan, Partner, 1988 - 2006