Prosecutor Frank Sullivan is one of only eight trial attorneys – and the only prosecutor – across the country to receive the 2025 President’s Award from the National Board of Trial Advocacy, State Attorney Larry Basford announced.
The NBTA was formed “out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an organization designed specifically to create an objective set of standards illustrating an attorney’s experience and expertise in the practice of trial law.”
The President’s Award is given annually to select members who stand out in both the legal community and in improving their communities.
“As a prosecutor you have big challenges,” a spokesperson for the NBTA said in Sullivan’s notification. “It is clear from the work that you are taking on and the successes you have had that your community is better because you are there.”
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Sullivan has successfully prosecuted more than 80 jury trials, ranging from attempted murder and aggravated child abuse to drug trafficking and sexual battery. He is also involved in community efforts through the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center and by overseeing the State Attorney’s Office’s participation in an “An Angel Tree” for the past several Christmas seasons.
The NBTA was founded in 1977 and has about 2,000 members – who undergo an “elaborate” process for selection – nationwide.
Sullivan joined the 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office in November 2016. He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law.
For more information, contact Mike Cazalas at mike.cazalas@sa14.fl.gov, or call 850-381-7454.