Office Location
99 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
T 212.286.8585
F 212.490.8966
ny@hpmb.com
Areas of Practice
Medical Liability Defense
Medical Malpractice
Education
Fordham Law School: JD: 1995
New York University: BA: 1991
Bar Admissions
Massachusetts
New York
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Michael Sullivan
Partner
Michael Sullivan is a Senior Trial Partner at Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP with more than 25 years of experience litigating and trying cases to verdict throughout New York State. Mr. Sullivan joined HPMB in 2000, became a Partner in the firm in 2004 and has been a member of the firm’s Executive Committee since 2014.
Mr. Sullivan represents several of the premier medical centers and health systems in the United States, and he specializes in defending those institutions and individual physicians in complex, high exposure cases in all medical specialties including cardiology, orthopedic surgery, podiatry, general surgery, neurosurgery, obstetrics, gynecology and neurology. His practice includes the general defense of medical malpractice cases in state and federal court, state hospital investigations, physician disciplinary proceedings and general risk management for medical professionals. In addition, Mr. Sullivan regularly lectures on risk management and quality assurance issues, litigation prevention measures and trial strategy.
Prior to joining HPMB, Mr. Sullivan practiced for five years as a Senior Trial Attorney in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office where he tried more than twenty misdemeanor and felony cases to verdict, including robberies, attempted murders and homicides.
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Verdicts & Cases
HPM&B Begins the Year with a Unanimous Defense Verdict in Nassau County
HPM&B Partners Michael Sullivan and Matthew Messina obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a Supreme Court, Nassau County medical malpractice case on February 21, 2023 after a two week trial. The plaintiff was 35 years old and...
Read MoreDefense Verdict for HPM&B in New York County
Michael Sullivan obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a Supreme Court, New York County medical malpractice case on March 6, 2020 after a one week trial.The plaintiff was a 60-year-old physician who underwent surgery on June 4, 2014 to...
Read MoreAnother Defense Verdict for HPM&B in Queens County
Michael Sullivan obtained another unanimous defense verdict in a Supreme Court, Queens County medical malpractice case on December 6, 2019 after a two week trial. The plaintiff was...
Read MoreMichael Sullivan and Adam Kaufman Receive A Defense Verdict in Queens County
HPM&B partners Michael Sullivan and Adam Kaufman obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a Supreme Court, Queens County medical malpractice case on November 1, 2019 after a two week trial. ...
Read MoreMichael Sullivan Receives Another Defense Verdict in Kings County
Michael Sullivan obtained a defense verdict in a Supreme Court, Kings County podiatric malpractice case on October 22, 2018. Plaintiff underwent multiple surgeries by the defendant...
Read MoreMichael Sullivan Receives a Defense Verdict in Suffolk County
Michael Sullivan obtained a defense verdict in a Supreme Court, Suffolk County medical malpractice case on September 26, 2018. Plaintiff was a 48-year-old attorney who was struck by a...
Read MoreMichael Sullivan Secures a Directed Verdict in Orange County Supreme Court
Michael Sullivan obtained a directed verdict in a Supreme Court, Orange County podiatric malpractice case on August 17, 2018. Plaintiff underwent podiatric surgery to repair an arthritic first metatarsophalangal joint and four contracted,...
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