James P. Sullivan currently serves as the General Counsel at the Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Previously, Mr. Sullivan has served as Deputy General Counsel to the Governor, as Assistant Solicitor General of Texas, and as a law clerk to Judge Thomas B. Griffith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in addition to stints as an adjunct professor at George Mason University and an appellate litigator in private practice.
He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he was Articles Editor of the Harvard Law Review, and of Rice University.
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Panel I: Defense Against Attacks on the Legitimacy of the Courts
2024 Texas Chapters Conference
Omni Fort Worth Hotel1300 Houston St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Securing the Border and the Rule of Law
San Antonio Lawyers Chapter
The Petroleum Club of San Antonio8620 N New Braunfels Ave, Suite 700
San Antonio, TX 78217
A Conversation with James Sullivan, Deputy General Counsel, Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott
Tyler Lawyers Chapter
Willow Brook Country Club3205 W Erwin St
Tyler, TX 75702
Supreme Court Review: Justice Gorsuch at Year One
2018 Texas Chapters Conference
Fort Worth Convention Center1201 Houston Street
Fort Worth, TX 76101
Chevron and the States: A Conversation with Governors' General Counsel about Judicial Deference to State Administrative Agency Interpretations of State Laws
Deference doctrines utilized by the federal Judiciary when federal agencies act is the subject of...
Chevron and the States: A Conversation with Governors' General Counsel about Judicial Deference to State Administrative Agency Interpretations of State Laws
Deference doctrines utilized by the federal Judiciary when federal agencies act is the subject of...
Supreme Court Review: Justice Gorsuch at Year One
2018 Texas Chapters Conference
On September 7-8, 2018, the Federalist Society's Fort Worth Lawyers Chapter hosted the fourth annual...
Supreme Court Review: Justice Gorsuch at Year One
2018 Texas Chapters Conference
On September 7-8, 2018, the Federalist Society's Fort Worth Lawyers Chapter hosted the fourth annual...