Attorney Profile

Robert C. Sullivan

Robert Sullivan

Sullivan, Morgan & Chronic, LLC
1600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64108

Kansas City

Missouri (MO)

Contact Contact Robert C. Sullivan
T: 816-221-9922
F: 816-817-1962

Visit: www.smctriallawyers.com
Practice Areas: Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products (50%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (50%)

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Profile

After a short time at a large Kansas city law firm, Rob joined the law firm of Langdon & Emison in 2002.  He was named as a partner in the firm in 2007. In 2009, Rob left Langdon & Emison with three other young lawyers to form Sullivan, Bautista, Morgan, Allen & Chronic L.L.C. After two years of astounding growth, the firm reorganized as Sullivan, Morgan and Chronic LLC.  Throughout his legal career, Rob has handled wrongful death cases, as well as serious injury cases in a variety of areas including products liability, railroad crossing accidents and automotive negligence. Rob's practice is exclusively dedicated to representing injured persons and their families and is primarily focused in the area of automobile products liability and railroad crossing litigation. As lead counsel, Rob has obtained a number of favorable results on behalf of injured people and their families, including a seven figure verdict listed as one of the Top 20 verdicts of 2006 in Missouri and most recently a 7 million dollar wrongful death verdict in a trucking case in Arkansas Federal Court in 2011. Rob was also co-counsel in a 2005 verdict against Ford Motor Company where his client was awarded 17 million dollars in damages due to a defect in a Ford vehicle. Rob is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has been selected as a Top 100 Litigator for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 by The American Trial Lawyers Association.  The cases Rob has been involved in have resulted in settlements or verdicts in excess of 75 million dollars.  Rob currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, serves as Chair of the Executive Committee for the Railroad Section of the American Association for Justice and on the State Advisory Board of the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America.  He is also a member of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association.  Rob has had numerous speaking engagements on a local and national level and has published several articles including articles published in the national publication Trial Magazine.  Rob currently handles cases from coast to coast, including cases in Missouri, Maryland, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Minnesota, Kansas, California, Oklahoma and Illinois.

Selected To

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2011
Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2010

About Robert Sullivan

Admitted: 2000, Missouri

Professional Webpage: www.smctriallawyers.com/bios/rob-sullivan/

Honors and Awards:

  • Order of the Coif, 2000 - Present; ATLA Top 100 Trial Lawyers - 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Licensed in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2005 - Present Board of Governors; American Association for Justice Railroad Section Executive Committee Chair 2011; Lafayette County Bar Association; Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Member; Missouri Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association Member; Arkansas Bar Association; Attorneys Information Exchange Group Member; Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • The Evidence Defense Counsel Fears Most: The Importance of OSI Evidence in Products Liability Cases (Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys), Developing Memorable Expert Testimony (Trial Magazine), and Don’t Let The Railroad Trap You on Litigation Island (AAJ Railroad Section Newsletter); AAJ Railroad Section Newsletter Editor 2008-2009; Numerous speaking engagements at local and national seminars.

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Reagan v. Dunaway Timber Company, Inc. - $7,000,000 Verdict, 2011; Martin v. Ford - $17,000,000 Verdict, 2005; Cravens v. Ryder - $1,400,000 Verdict, 2006; Lewis v. Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad - $3,250,000 Settlement.  The vast majority of settlements are confidential at the request of the defendants.  Confidential settlements against Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Chrysler, Honda, Ryder TRS, Terex Corporation, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Iowa Chicago & Eastern Railroad among others.Total settlements and verdicts in excess of 75 million.

Educational Background:

  • BA Economics, Boston College 1990.  JD, University of Kansas
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