<p>Mr. Sullivan primarily focuses his practice in Commercial Litigation and Labor &amp; Employment Law. He has represented and counseled employers on a variety of labor and employment issue, including wage and hour, civil rights discrimination, sexual harassment, union avoidance, union elections, defense of unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB and wrongful discharge. Chad is also a frequent speaker on Labor &amp; Employment Law topics for Lorman Educational Services and local human resource associations.</p> <p>He has represented companies in the coal, oil and gas industries in litigation regarding royalty disputes, lease interpretation, slurry injection rights, coal bed methane and other mineral ownership, objections to longwall mining, determination of working interest ownership and other issues.</p> <p>Chad received his law degree from Washington University, where he was an Associate Editor of the Washington University Law Quarterly. He received his undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Missouri.</p> <h3>Bar Admissions</h3> <ul> <li>State of Missouri</li> <li>State of Illinois</li> <li>State of Indiana</li> <li>U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri</li> <li>U. S. District Court, Central District of Illinois</li> <li>U. S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois</li> <li>U. S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana</li> <li>Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals</li> <li>Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals</li> </ul> <h3>Areas of Practice</h3> <p>Commercial Litigation; Management Labor and Employment Law; Coal, Oil and Gas Law; Appellate Advocacy.</p> <h3>Education</h3> <p>University of Missouri, B.S. B.A. Human Resource Management, 1994; Washington University, J.D. 1997.</p> <h3>Memberships</h3> <ul> <li>Indiana State Bar Association</li> <li>Illinois State Bar Association</li> <li>Evansville Bar Association</li> <li>Energy and Mineral Law Foundation</li> <li>Illinois Oil and Gas Association</li> <li>Tri-State Association of Professional Landmen</li> </ul> <h3>Community Involvement</h3> <ul> <li>Evansville Young Life - Co-Chairman</li> <li>Evansville Youth Hockey Association - Vice President</li> <li>Highland Baseball Club - Board of Directors</li> <li>Evansville Freedom Festival Foundation - President (2001)</li> <li>Career Choices, Inc. - President (2000)</li> <li>Lutheran Day Care Center - Past President</li> <li>Evansville Parks Foundation - Board of Directors</li> <li>Assistant City Attorney - City of Evansville, 2000-2003</li> <li>Counsel for Vanderburgh County, 2004-2006</li> </ul> 2009-08-11T07:15:34Z csullivan@rhine-ernest.com (812) 759-0601 5 Chad J. Sullivan sullivan (812) 759-0600 photo_sullivan_big.jpg 5 2010-01-19T15:11:48Z