Attorney Profiles

Ted E. Sullivan 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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phone (612) 333-3637
fax (612) 333-1030
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Ted E. Sullivan is a civil trial specialist certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Minnesota State Bar Association. Mr. Sullivan practices throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.  His practice areas include commercial litigation, product liability, environmental law, insurance coverage disputes, insurance litigation and professional liability.  Mr. Sullivan has tried more than 70 civil cases.  His experience also includes involvement in more than two dozen decisions in the Appeals Courts.  He is a member of Business Counsel, Inc. and a frequent speaker on the current legal issues.  He also serves as a member of the 1923 Fund (charitable trust) Advisory board and the Board of Governors for the Mission Creek Company LLC (Real Estate Development). He also has been named a "Super Lawyer" by Minnesota Law & Politics from 2003 to 2008,

Areas of Practice:
Complex Civil Litigation
Contract Disputes
Employment Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Products Liability
Professional Liability
Certification/Specialties:
Civil Trial Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association, 1994
Civil Trial Advocate, NBTA, 1995
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 1980
Wisconsin, 1984
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1980
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1996
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2005
Education:
Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1980
J.D.


University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1977
B.S. Political Science
Minor:  Public Administration


Published Works:
"Thermography - Ideas for Cross-Examination", Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Summer, 1984
"Minnesota Landfill Cleanup Act Update", Midwest Environmental Claims Association Newsletter, August, 1997
Representative Cases:
Minnesota Brewing Co. v. Egan & Sons Co. (reversing 560 N.W.2d 111), 574 N.W.2d 54 (Minn. 1998)
Minnesota Brewing Co. v. Egan & Sons Co., 560 N.W.2d 111 (Minn.Ct.App. March 11, 1997)
Albert v. Paper Calmenson & Company (modifying 515 N.W.2d 59), 524 N.W.2d 460 (Minn. 1994)
Albert v. Paper Calmenson & Company (Modifying Previous), 515 N.W.2d 59 (Minn.Ct.App. 1994)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor of Law, Hamline University School of Law, 1993-1996; 1998-1999
Seminar Instructor: Tort Law Institute, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, June 0, 1987
Seminar Instructor: Tort Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, September 8, 1988
Seminar Instructor: Environmental Coverages Update, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, February 19, 1989
Seminar Instructor: Coverage Defense, Duty to Cooperate, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, September 0, 1992
Seminar Instructor: Environmental Bodily Injury Claim Law Update, Midwest Environmental Claims Association, Chicago, Illinois, October 7, 1993 - October 8, 1993
Seminar Instructor: Insurance Fraud Update, St. Paul Companies, January 0, 1996
Seminar Instructor: Living Legends of the Law, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 23, 1997
Guest Lecturer: Environmental Law Update, Northern Suburban Chamber of Commerce, June 18, 1997
Seminar Instructor: Minnesota Landfill Cleanup Act, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 2, 1998
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Arbitration Association, 1995 - Present
Past Employment Positions:
Hon. Edward Devitt, U.S. District Court, Legal Intern, 1979 - 1980
Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A., Attorney, October 1, 1980 - March 1, 1991