James Gary Sullivan

Mr. Sullivan represented my adult son and I cannot be more thankful that I found him! He was able to work out a surprisingly good plea bargain for my son. My son is an addict and committed a series of drug store robberies over a 3 month period in order to get money for... drugs after losing his job. He would pass a note to a cashier, saying he had a gun (which he did not have), and demanded money, which was then given to him. He thought he had found a solution to his cash flow problems, so he continued to rob. Of course, he eventually got caught. He was charged with 2 aggravated robberies and a regular robbery. The only reason he wasn’t charged with 3 aggravated robberies was because he had been chased from the scene of his last robbery, caught with the money he had taken, but did not have a gun. Instead of a weapon, he had concealed a plastic Wii remote under his shirt and pretended to have a gun. However, in the news, I was shocked to see a story about my son that claimed he was the person of interest in a dozen robberies. It seemed it was just going to be a matter of time before more charges were brought against my son. I found Mr. Sullivan’s website and sent him an email in the middle of the night, and he answered. He showed up early the next morning to reset the first court appearance of my son. He visited my son in the jail and spent several hours getting to know my son and his life story. He cared about him and wanted to get him the best result possible. Over the next 3 months, Mr. Sullivan continued to work for my son, eventually getting a surprisingly lenient plea bargain and I couldn’t be happier. My son admitted guilt to 2 regular robberies and was sentenced to 7 years in TDC. He could be eligible for parole in as little as 10 months if he is a model prisoner. Furthermore, part of the plea bargain was that no other charges would be brought forth. Had a dozen aggravated robbery charges been brought forward, there is a good chance my son would have been in prison for life! The sentence range for one aggravated robbery is from 5 years to life in prison. The State could have asked the judge to stack the sentences of those cases. Instead, of the 3 charges already on the books, 1 aggravated robbery charge was dismissed, and the other aggravated robbery charge was reduced to a regular robbery. The sentence range for a regular robbery is from 2 to 20 years in prison. Without Mr. Sullivan working on the case, I doubt that would have happened. Maybe you think my son deserved to be in jail for life, but when you get to know him and the story behind the story, you wouldn’t feel that way. My son is not going to be an addict the rest of his life. And, he didn’t break the law when he wasn’t an addict. He is a person who needs help to recover. Now he has that chance. He really wants to start going to Narcotics Anonymous meetings as soon as he is in a place where they have them. He has told me that he feels that “doing time” has saved his life, and Mr. Sullivan has made it possible for him to enjoy it again someday. I will continue to pray for Mr. Sullivan. He is the most genuinely compassionate person I have ever met!

James Sullivan is an awesome lawyer. Last year he defended me in a felony theft case. I decided to go with Sullivan because he has the best attributes and great testimonies of people that he helped. My case was not an easy one since I got caught shoplifting more than 2K at a Macys store with a friend.... The charge that I got was a felony and I thought that my life was completely ruined. I had just turned 19 when the incident happened and I was a straight A student in high school. I went online and found all the good reviews about Sullivan and decided to hire him. The case was a tricky one because my friend was also charged with a felony and hired a separate lawyer so I figured he was going to try to blame it all on me even though we both did the crime. I had bought a device online that let us remove security tags so we figured we could just grab a bunch of expensive polo shirts, remove the tags in the changing room and then walk out the door with them. And of course we got caught. James Sullivan met with me and my family. I could tell that he really cared and was very concerned about my future. He even explained my options in Spanish to my parents. He told me about a possibility that I had never heard about. I thought my only hope was to get probation to stay out of jail. Instead he explained that a pre-trial intervention is a contract with the DA’s office that if I follow the rules of probation for a year then my case is dismissed and the record could be expunged two years later, however he also said that the chances were small because the DA’s office rarely approves them on felony cases. Sullivan helped me put together a good application and even suggested to my friend’s lawyer to do the same. The next month the prosecutor did approve them but he also told us it was a rare result and not to let him down because we were only the 3rd and 4th persons to get this deal in his district court. Last week, I finished the contract. James Sullivan came to court to make sure that the prosecutor dismissed our cases. My friend’s lawyer didn’t even show up. In two years I will call Sullivan to get the felony record expunged. I just finished my first year in college with an A average and I cannot imagine what my life would be like if I had a felony conviction, so I thank James Sullivan for working hard to get me the pre-trial intervention and thus giving me a new opportunity in life.

In August 2014, I hired Mr. James Sullivan for my domestic violence criminal case in Liberty county. I was wrongfully accused of assault, although the alleged victim didn't press charges. There was an argument one night, and my girlfriend and I ended up getting physical, but not to the point of hurti...ng each other and having assault charges filed against me. The police were called by the neighbors, and when they arrived, they saw the broken glass, objects that had been thrown, and immediately assumed the worst. The police took pictures of the scene and of my girlfriend, and the case was picked up by the State. I do have a past criminal history, and I believe that had more to do with their decision to charge me rather than any actual evidence. There was nothing my girlfriend and I could do to close our case or drop the charges, so it was to be taken to court. I did my research on the best defense lawyers in Houston, and one of the names and ratings that caught my attention were those of Mr. Sullivan. I made the call and explained my situation. Being from a small town outside Houston, I was hesitant if he was going to agree to travel an hour and a half for my case. Mr. Sullivan explained that he did not regularly travel that far, but he agreed and assured me that he could help me with my legal problem. Getting an appointment with him was quick and easy. He was very confident about my case which, in turn, made me confident in having him represent me. He made the long trip for my initial court setting, was very efficient and even prepared to set the case for a jury trial. After worrying about having an assault charge on my record, and having it interfere with job opportunities, he successfully got the State to back down and agree to a deal to get my charges dismissed--a brief pre-trial diversion. All I had to do was take anger management classes and not pick up any new offenses for 6 months. I did not even have to report to probation. Mr. Sullivan did an excellent job in defending me, and I will definitely recommend him to anyone needing a criminal defense lawyer.