1/20/2009 - Dem David Sullivan launches challenge for W.Mass. DA's office
NORTHAMPTON - An Easthampton lawyer has announced plans to run for the job of Northwestern district attorney, which could set up the first contested race for the post since 1982.
Democrat David Sullivan told the Daily Hampshire Gazette that he plans to run for election next year because he sees "room for improvement." Sullivan currently is Hampshire County's registrar of probate and family court.
1/20/2009 - Sullivan to Run for DA
NORTHAMPTON - Seeing "room for improvement," David E. Sullivan, Hampshire County's registrar of probate and family court, intends to run for the office of Northwestern district attorney in 2010.
"I'm just doing the groundwork now to build a team to run," Sullivan told the Gazette Monday. "I think the time is right to have some new leadership."
Sullivan, 49, an Easthampton Democrat, said he's been asked by attorneys and community leaders to consider running for the two-county district attorney's office. The post has been held by Elizabeth D. Scheibel, a Republican, for the past 15 years.
1/23/2009 - Sullivan starts two years out in race for DA
NORTHAMPTON - Seeing "room for improvement," David E. Sullivan, Hampshire County's registrar of probate and family court, intends to run for the office of Northwestern district attorney in 2010.
"I'm just doing the groundwork now to build a team to run," Sullivan told the Gazette Monday. "I think the time is right to have some new leadership."
Sullivan, 49, an Easthampton Democrat, said he's been asked by attorneys and community leaders to consider running for the two-county district attorney's office. The post has been held by Elizabeth D. Scheibel, a Republican, for the past 15 years.
2/3/2009 - Probate Court Reform
... In the words of David E. Sullivan, the Hampshire registrar of probate, the changes will make the process "user-friendly" and are designed "to meet the needs of attorneys, litigants and the public." To some degree, this is accomplished with a greater reliance on informal procedures.
Sullivan helped draft some of the new regulations as a member of a joint committee of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association. ...
1/27/2009 - Probate reforms now law
Hampshire Registrar of Probate David E. Sullivan served on a bar association panel that helped draft the new legislation.
After nearly two decades of advocacy, supporters of probate reforms are rejoicing after Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law this month sweeping changes in how the state handles matters in probate court, including guardianships, trusts and estates.