About Keith
Mr. Keith Sullivan has extensive experience handling all types of complex personal injury matters. He has dedicated his practice to recovering millions of dollars for individuals who have been wrongfully injured through the negligence of others. Prior to forming Sullivan & Galleshaw LLP, Mr. Sullivan was a litigation associate with the International law firm of Wilson Elser where he represented numerous insurance companies’ interests in defending various types of personal injury claims. Mr. Sullivan is experienced in handling all personal injury matters of all varieties of complexity. His practice areas include medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, work-related accidents, lead paint injuries, wrongful death, slip and fall, general liability, and litigation matters in both New York State and Federal Courts. In addition to working at his law practice, Mr. Sullivan is an Adjunct Professor at area law schools and has been invited as a guest lecturer to numerous law schools, including Syracuse University, Hofstra, UPenn, Cardozo, St. John’s, Touro, Western New England, Emory University and Widener. Mr. Sullivan is a former Deputy Commissioner for the New York State Boxing Commission. He is a Commissioner for The NYC Board of Elections. Mr. Sullivan is currently admitted to practice in the New York State Supreme Courts and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He has been granted ‘pro hac vice’ admission into several other state jurisdictions in order to handle legal matters that ensured the full protection of his clients’ rights. Mr. Sullivan has made dozens of national television appearances providing legal analysis on numerous topics.
Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury, Litigation, Professional Athlete Contracts
Bar Admissions:
- New York State and New Jersey, 1998
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2000
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2000
- U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, 2010
Education:
- Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, 1998, Juris Doctorate
- Concordia College, Bronxville, New York, 1995, B.A. – History & Secondary Education
Faculty Appointments:
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Pace University School of Law, 2004-Present
- Past Adjunct Professor of Legal Ethics, Brooklyn Law
- Past Adjunct Professor of Advanced Legal Analysis, Touro Law Center
- National Bar Exam Lecturer, 2006-Present
Lecturers/Seminars/Appearances:
- FOX News, MSNBC, CNN Headline News Guest Legal Analyst
- Bloomberg Law, Guest Lecture Panelist
- Lecturer on Torts, Crimes, and Criminal Procedure for National Bar Exam
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- New York State Bar Association
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- American Association for Justice
- New York County Lawyers Association
- Irish-American Bar Association of New York
- Queens County Bar Association
- Brooklyn Bar Association
Civic Organizations:
- Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation Charity, Board of Director
- St. Francis de Sales Catholic Academy, Board Chairman
- Boxing Writers Association of America, Legal Counsel
- FDNY Emerald Society, Legal Counsel
- NYC Community Board #14, Past Board Member