LAWYER PROFILES
Meet the Attorneys
at Sullivan and Company
Rod
Sullivan is certified
by the Florida Bar and is a specialist
in the field of maritime law. Sullivan
and Company bring and defend lawsuits
arising out of maritime accidents including
personal injuries and death, collisions,
damage caused to cargo, and yacht and
marina fires. In addition, we seize and
arrest ships to enforce maritime liens.
Rod Sullivan was born in
Brooklyn and grew up in Garden City, New
York on Long Island. He graduated from
the United States Merchant Marine Academy
at Kings Point New York in 1977 with dual
degrees in Marine Transportation and Marine
Engineering. Upon graduation he received
United States Coast guard licenses as
a Third Mate and Third Assistant Engineer,
Steam and Motor. Less than 10% of Kings
Point graduates participate in the dual
license program.
After graduation he went
to Guam where he gained a license as a
First Class Pilot and then went to sea
working as a ship's officer for the Military
Sealift Command. He worked his way through
law school taking semesters off to go
to sea as an engineer aboard the AT&T
Longlines laying undersea telephone cables.
Rod graduated from Stetson
University College of Law in St. Petersburg,
Florida with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) and
Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
with an L.L.M. in International and Comparative
Law. Rod is an adjunct professor of law at Florida Coastal School of Law, teaching Admiralty and Maritime Law.
Rod Sullivan began
his career in admiralty law in 1983 and
formed the firm in 1988. Email: rodsullivan@floridamaritimelawyers.com
Contact
Us at:
Sullivan & Company
G.J. Sullivan, Jr. P.A.
8777 San Jose Blvd, Suite 803
Jacksonville, FL 32217
904-355-6000 office
904-737-0920 fax
rodsullivan@floridamaritimelawyers.com
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