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Richard M. Sullivan

Richard SullivanRichard M. Sullivan | Senior Counsel (Retired)
Telephone: (502) 587-7711
Facsimile: (502) 587-7756
Direct Dial: (502) 719-3127
Email: rsullivan@cssattorneys.com
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Bar Admissions

  • Kentucky, 1970
  • United States District Court for Eastern & Western Districts of Kentucky
  • Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States Supreme Court

Education

  • University of Louisville School of Law, J.D., 1970

Associations

  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Louisville Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Past President & Vice-President of American Bar Retirement Association
  • Life Fellow of American Bar Foundation
  • Member of House of Delegates

Practice Areas

  • General Business Law
  • Construction Law
  • Surety Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Securities
  • Procurement Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Regulatory/Administrative

Biography

Richard has been active in the Louisville Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He was a previous Director of American Judicature Society and a past Special Justice of Kentucky Supreme Court. Richard was named a top lawyer by Louisville Magazine in the areas of Business Law, Construction Law and Environmental Law.

Reported Decisions

  • Franklin County, Ky. v. Claudia Malone, 957 S.W.2d 195 (Ky. 1997)
  • Democratic Party of Kentucky v. William L. Graham, 976 S.W.2d 423 (Ky 1998)
  • George Stewart v. Kentucky Lottery Corporation, 986 S.W.2d 918 (Ky. App. 1999)
  • Kentucky Sheriff’s Association v. Fischer, 986 S.W.2d 444 (Ky. 1999)
  • Waste Management, Inc. v. Danis Industries Corp., 257 F.Supp.2d 1076 (S.D. Ohio 2003)
  • Hume v. Franklin County Fiscal Court, 276 S.W.3d 748 (Ky. 2008)
  • Charles David Morris, et al. v. Franklin County Fiscal Court, 2007 WL 2278169, (Ky.App. 2007)
  • Alice South Hume, et al. v. Franklin County Fiscal Court, 276 S.W.3d 748 (Ky. 2008)
  • Maxine Felix v. Lykins Enterprises, Inc., 2010 WL 4137276 (Ky.App. 2010)
  • Wehr Constructors, Inc. v. Assurance Company of America, 384 S.W.2d 680 (Ky. 2012)
  • Louisville Arena Authority, Inc. v. RAM Engineering and Construction, Inc., 415 S.W.3d 671 (Ky. App. 2013)
  • Kentucky Spirit Health Plan v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Finance and Admin. Cabinet, et al., 462 S.W.3d 723 (Ky. App. 2015)
  • Kentucky Spirit Health Plan, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Finance and Admin. Cabinet, et al., 2015 WL 510852 (Ky. App. 2015)
  • Commonwealth of Kentucky, Finance and Admin. Cabinet, et al. v. Wingate, 460 S.W.3d 843 (Ky. 2015)