SULLIVAN & SULLIVAN LAW - Key Persons


J. Patrick Sullivan

A native of Visalia, California, Patrick attended Redwood High School and The College of the Sequoias. Patrick received his B.S. in Business from Santa Clara University in 1969. He graduated with honors from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1973 and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1972. Patrick worked for the law firms of Jacobis and Isham until 1974 when he took over the law firm of Richard Thompson in Lindsay, California. He was appointed Judge of the Lindsay Justice Court in 1974 at the age of 27. At that time, he was the youngest judge in the State of California. Patrick moved his practice from Lindsay to Visalia in 1991 and became a partner with Gary Paden and Jennifer Conn, both of whom have since been appointed Judge of the Tulare County Superior Court. Patrick opened a second office in Truckee, California in 2005.

Leticia Cruz

A naturalized citizen born in Michoacan, Mexico to immigrant parents, Leticia, "Letty," has lived in Visalia since 1991. She graduated from Golden West High School in 1998 then attended College of Sequoias earning an A.S. Degree in Paralegalism. She then continued her formal education while working full-time. Letty obtained her Masters of Business Administration from William Howard Taft University and her Juris Doctorate from Taft Law School. Letty has over 20 years of experience in the legal profession as a paralegal, law clerk and now as an attorney.

Ryan P. Sullivan

Ryan attended Redwood High School in Visalia, California and accepted a scholarship in swimming to attend the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Ryan received his B.S. from the University of Arizona with a double major in Finance and Accounting. He moved to Southern California and practiced as an accountant with the accounting firm of Rothstein, Kass & Company in Beverly Hills. He was licensed to practice as a Certified Public Accountant in January, 2003. Ryan graduated from Chapman University School of Law in December, 2005 with an emphasis in tax law and was admitted to the State Bar of California in June, 2006. Ryan was also admitted to the State Bar of Nevada in August 2011.