Attorney Profiles
The lawyers at Sullivan and Graber have extensive trial experience in New Jersey Superior Court, Law and Chancery and Appellate Divisions; United States Federal District Court, District of New Jersey; New York. We are known in legal circles for our successful representation of insurance carriers and other commercial entities, including shopping malls, office buildings and hotels, in all phases of discovery, settlement negotiations and litigation in numerous cases including insurance coverage and fraud issues, bad faith, subrogation, products liability, construction accidents, personal injury, death actions, environmental claims and general commercial litigation. Our other areas of practice include family law, immigration law and mediation.Please read on to learn more about the lawyers at Sullivan and Graber.
Members of the Firm:
James F. Sullivan
Morristown, New Jersey
Partner
Phone: (973) 540-0877
Fax: (973) 540-8019
James F. Sullivan
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Trial Attorney Certification, 1983
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1975
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1975
Education:
Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1975
J.D.
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, USA, 1972
A.B.
Major: English
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Morris County Bar Association, 1987
Chairman, Civil Practice Committee
New Jersey State Bar Association
Member
Worrall F. Mountain American Inn of Court
Master
Honors:
“AV” Martindale-Hubbell ® Peer Review Rating
Listed in:
AM Best Recommended Insurance Attorneys – General Defense
Gordon S. Graber
Morristown, New Jersey
Partner
Phone: (973) 540-0877
Fax: (973) 540-8019
Gordon S. Graber
Certification/Specialties:
Certified Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey Supreme Court Board on Trial Certification
Approved Superior Court Mediator, New Jersey
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1977
New York, 1985
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1977
Education:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law – Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1977
J.D.
University of Rochester, 1973
B.A.
Honors: With Distinction
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Morris County Bar Association
Member
New Jersey State Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown, 1990 – 1994
Attorney-Trustee
New Jersey Supreme Court District X, 1993 – 1994
Chair, Ethics Committee
Morris County Bar Association, 2003 – Present
Trustee
Morris County Organization for Hispanic Affairs, 2004 – Present
Trustee – Chair www.mcoha.org.
New Jersey State Insurance Benefits Committee, 2004 – Present
Past Employment Positions:
Hon. Joseph M. Thuring, New Jersey Superior Court Judge, Law Secretary, 1977 – 1978
Morris County, Assistant Prosecutor, 1978 – 1980
Morristown Municipal Prosecutor, 1981 – 1982
Honors:
“AV” Martindale-Hubbell ® Peer Review Rating
Listed in:
AM Best Recommended Insurance Attorneys – General Defense
New Jersey Super Lawyer 2018
Lee Scott Befeler
Morristown, New Jersey
Partner
Phone: (973) 540-0877
Fax: (973) 540-8019
Lee Scott Befeler
Certification/Specialties:
Approved Mediator for Superior Court
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1987
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1987
Education:
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California, 1987
J.D.
Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, USA, 1984
B.A.
Major: History and Political Science
Classes/Seminars Taught:
New Jersey Special Investigators
New Jersey Vehicle Theft Investigators
Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Jersey State Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section
Member
Morris County Bar Association
Member
Past Employment Positions:
Hon. Maurice J. Gallipoli, New Jersey Superior Court Judge, Law Division Hudson County, Law Clerk, 1987 – 1988
Listed in:
AM Best Recommended Insurance Attorneys – General Defense