[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12435]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 IN HONOR OF LAWRENCE M. SULLIVAN, SR. PUBLIC DEFENDER OF THE STATE OF 
                                DELAWARE

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 13, 2009

  Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to celebrate and pay tribute to the almost 40 year career of 
Lawrence M. Sullivan, Sr., as the premier Public Defender of the State 
of Delaware. Larry's vision and immense belief in providing superb 
legal services to defendants who could otherwise not afford 
representation helped develop a Pubic Defenders Office that is the envy 
of states throughout our country.
  Over the past 45 years, Larry has probably served in more capacities 
and for more Governors than any other Delawarean in the history of our 
state. While serving predominately on Gubernatorial commissions focused 
on issues dealing with corrections, courts, drugs, and other issues 
related to the legal profession, Larry also served as the Register of 
Wills for New Castle County, as a Mortgage Commissioner for New Castle 
County, a college professor of business and real estate law, and as a 
member of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, Delaware Bar 
Association and the American Bar Association.
  Larry has been recognized over the years for many achievements, 
including: Delaware's Outstanding Young Republican of the Year, 
Wilmington's Young Man of the Year, National Vice-Chairman of the Young 
Republican National Federation, President of the Active Young 
Republicans of Wilmington, recipient of the 2003 James P. Ford Award 
from the Criminal Justice Council of Delaware, 2005 Vision Award from 
the International Association of Forensic Nurses, 2006 Dorsey Award 
from the American Bar Association's Government and Public Sector 
Lawyers' Division, and the 2006 Reginald Heber Smith Award from the 
National Legal Aid & Defender Association. The awards Larry has 
received over the years are incapable of recognizing the extraordinary 
vision and leadership he provided to our state for his entire career.
  While Larry may be stepping down as Delaware's Public Defender, we 
will all remember the indelible print he left on the judicial system 
and those individuals unable to afford private counsel. I express my 
heartfelt thanks to Larry for his many years of service, and most of 
all I thank him for being the individual who actually introduced me to 
the Republican Party and got me involved in public service. He is a 
very special friend of mine whose foresight helped many Delawareans.

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