Rosellen Sullivan

Rosellen Sullivan was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. She graduated from University of Ottawa in 1995 with a Master’s of Criminology and from Dalhousie Law School in 1998. Rosellen worked with the Department of Justice until 2006. She was Junior Inquiry Counsel to Commissioner Antonio Lamer at the Lamer Inquiry which examined three wrongful convictions in Newfoundland and Labrador. Her work on the Inquiry led to a keen interest in criminal defence law, which she pursued in 2006 when she joined the firm of Simmonds Kennedy. She continues to practice criminal defence law as partner in the firm Simmonds + Partners Defence. She is also a former member of the Board of Regents at Memorial University.