Paul M. Sullivan Jr.
Attorney at Law
He hails from Boston, MA, where he graduated from Boston College High School before entering
the Jesuit Order in 1961. While a Scholastic he received an A.B. degree in Classics from Boston College
and a degree in philosophy, a licentiate, from Berchmanskolleg, Pullach, Germany. He taught German
at Fairfield Preparatory School in Connecticut and at Boston Latin School before enrolling in Northeastern University School of Law, receiving a J.D. degree in 1976.
Mr. Sullivan represents individual ERISA benefit claimants. He also advises attorneys and acts as
co-counsel in state and federal courts regarding ERISA benefit matters.
Selected Resume
EDUCATION
J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1976
A.B., Boston College, 1967
Licentiate in Philosophy, Philosophische Fakultaet Berchmanskolleg, Pullach b. Muenchen, Germany, 1968
BAR ADMISSIONS
Florida, 1976
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1977
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1997
U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
PUBLISHED WORKS
"A Project Doomed to Failure" The End of an Era for ERISA Preemption, The Checkoff, a publication of The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Section, June, 1997
"Are We There Yet?" Removal Jurisdiction in ERISA Cases, The Palm Beach County Bar Bulletin, January, 1998
"Out of the Labyrinth and Into The Light?" Remand in ERISA Benefits Cases, The Palm Beach County Bar Bulletin, January, 1998
MEMBERSHIPS
The Florida Bar
Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach County Chapter, 2005 President
Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach County Chapter, 2004 Treasurer
Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach County Chapter, 2003 National Delegate
Palm Beach County Bar Association
CLASSES TAUGHT
The Latest Case Law on ERISA Preemption, American Conference Institute, Litigating Disability Insurance Claims Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004
ERISA Preemption, American Conference Institute, Litigating Disability Insurance Claims Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 2003
Introduction to ERISA Benefit Claims, Palm Beach County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1998
Claims for Group Disability, Health and Life Insurance Benefits under ERISA-Covered Employee Welfare Benefit Plans, Lorman Education Services, Florida Insurance Law, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1998
ERISA's Anti-discrimination Provision, Palm Beach County Bar Association, Wrongful Discharge seminar, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1998
ERISA/ Introduction and Overview, In-house law firm presentation, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1998
LANGUAGES
German
French