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!

Attorney Jim Sullivan was a Godsend for our family. My grandson was charged as an adult with aggravated assault of a family member. What happened was an accident and the police blew the incident way out of proportion. The police should never have been involved. The family member did not want my grand...son arrested and charged. He called the DA's office before charges were even filed and they refused to let it go. The family member then contacted Attorney Jim Sullivan who met with him and my grandson immediately. He spent several hours to understand what happened and the family dynamics and history that contributed to this accident and misunderstanding. He said that he would work to get the case dismissed by the grand jury as so that my grandson could then get the charges expunged from his record. He stayed in communication with the family member, my grandson and myself throughout the entire process. Three days before Thanksgiving the charges were dismissed. Mr. Sullivan's guidance, loyalty and understanding went beyond his role as our attorney. This family will be forever grateful. R Story

I must say Mr Sullivan is a man of his word. I have a pretty long record so when I had got arrested for Aggravated assault on a family member for my 3rd time, I seriously believed that there was NO hope, but I was wrong. Mr sullivan made sure to make my case a top priority and reassured me that every...thing would be just fine when I had my doubts, due to my past convictions. My ex girlfriend tried to assault me with a broken wine bottle when i kept telling her i no longer wanted to be with her but when I kept attempting to keep the glass from cutting either one if us, she accidently got hurt in the process. I helped her clean her wound but I asked her to leave as I felt that night had already brought too much drama, and she was highly intoxicated and persistent about gettin aggressive if I didn't take her back. A month later a warrant was issued for my arrest and I got picked up by the police at my home one morning. I'm forever grateful that I found out about the warrant right before I got arrested because I read about Mr. Sullivan on Google and I decided that he was the man that I wanted to handle my case. My punishment ranges from 2-20 years and I knew for sure with my long record and the seriousness of that crime that the d.a wouldn't offer me the minimum. Mr sullivan was very down to earth and really cared about gettin this case dismissed for me so that I could get back in school and continue my life as a productive member of society. Several weeks passed because the prosecutor kept delaying the process, and I started to get a bit discouraged but Mr. Sullivan's confidence and reassurance about my case and all of the evidence he gathered for me helped me so much. Sure enough everything he told me that he would do, he did. He got my case dismissed and I'm back in school just like he said to me. Thank you so much Mr. Sullivan, youre truly a blessing and I don't know what I would've done without you :)

Being falsely accused of a crime is a very dramatic experience. In my case, a family member accused me of assaulting a minor and they pushed very hard to get me charged. When they finally got a DA to take felony charges 10 months after the alleged crime, I did some research and hired James Sullivan. ...He met with me a day after calling him and began to meticulously outline my defense. He interviewed the witnesses, then put together a very strong defense packet for the Grand Jury which included detailed statements from witnesses that stated there was no contact with the minor and witnesses that heard my family member coaching the child on how to lie to the police and DA. The Grand Jury no-billed my case and the case was removed from my record. Going through a criminal case is a very scary and stressful experience. I can say that any fears or questions I had were just a phone call or an email away from being answered by Mr. Sullivan. He was always available to discuss my case and explain the criminal process, and let me know step by step how we were going to win my case. I would highly recommend James Sullivan with any of your criminal defense needs.

On October 3, 2014, I was stopped by a police officer in north of Houston when I was driving my sick two year old son to the doctor. He claimed that I was speeding and would arrest me if I did not sign the ticket. I moved to the U.S. from China several years ago and my husband is a U.S. citizen. I b...elieved that if I signed the ticket then I would be saying I was guilty, however I promised to pay the ticket if I was found to be guilty in court. The officer insisted on arresting me for not signing the ticket even though I was taking my sick son to the doctor. When I told him, “if something happens to my son, I will sue you”, the officer claimed that I said “I will shoot you” and charged me with making a Terroristic Threat. I could not believe what was happening to me. I have never been in trouble with the law before. It was outrageous! I searched online for a good criminal defense lawyer with experience representing people from other cultures and found James Sullivan. When I told him what happened, he was as outraged as I was. He was also confident that he could win the case at trial and might be able to get it dismissed without going to trial. And, that is exactly what he did. I only had to go to court three times. Between the third and fourth court settings, Mr. Sullivan called to tell me that the case was dismissed and my nightmare was over. Sullivan cares about his clients and is highly reliable. I recommend him.