Resigning Too Soon?

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Michael J. Sullivan, an American lawyer who became a top federal official of law enforcement in Massachusetts, plans to resign in order to pursue private law practice. In a statement, he said that serving as an attorney for the past 7 ½ years in Massachusetts district has been a privilege. “I was grateful and humbled for the confidence that former President Bush gave to me as well as the support of dedicated employees at the attorney’s office,” he added.

Sullivan’s spokeswoman further confirmed that her boss will practice in Boston. She declined to specifically talk about it but she said he will concentrate in white-collar and corporate matters.

This departure came as a surprise because potential successors are not yet picked. According to Michael E. Mone, the Boston lawyer who heads the panel of the Kennedy committee, several names have been submitted in recent weeks but only three or four finalists will be recommended to Senator Edward Kennedy.

Sullivan has been credited with building a healthcare fraud unit in his tenure. This unit recovered over $4 billion in drugs that are marketed for uses not approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Much of this amount came from pharmaceutical companies he prosecuted.

However, critics say that his prosecutors resist plea bargaining and file very serious provable charges. This caused more defendants to undergo trial. In addition, judges criticized Sullivan’s prosecutors for failure to disclose evidence that could clear the defendants.

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DUI Laws Blog is open!

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

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