In re a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the State: Sullivan

The petitioner, John J. Sullivan, Jr., has filed an application for reinstatement to active practice as a Delaware lawyer. This Court had suspended Sullivan from the practice of law for a period of eighteen months beginning September 1, 1998 for numerous violations of the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (DLRPC), including making false statements to clients, failing to act with diligence, and failing to provide competent representation.1 Sullivan filed his petition for reinstatement with the Board on Professional Responsibility on September 26, 2001.

After a hearing on December…