HOME> ATTORNEY BIOGRAPHIES> DENNIS J. QUINN
Practice Areas:
Professional Liability
Product Liability
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Appellate Practice
Bar and Court Admissions:
Pennsylvania State Bar 1988
Virginia 1997
District of Columbia 1997
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 1997
United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit 1998
United States District Court for the District of Columbia 1999
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 2005
United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 2007
Education:
Montclair State University
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Date: 1985 (cum
laude)
George Washington University Law School
Degree: Juris Doctor
Date: 1988
Professional and Civic Organizations:
Virginia State Bar
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Fairfax Bar Association
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Board of Directors, 2003-2006; Secretary, 2007-present)
The Counselors
The Barristers
Defense Research Institute
Personal Statement:
Dennis Quinn, a member of the firm, concentrates his practice on professional liability, commercial litigation, product liability, and coverage litigation. He frequently speaks to bar associations on how to avoid legal malpractice claims and bar complaints. He has successfully represented dozens of clients in legal and accounting malpractice actions and has tried cases in all of the state and federal courts of the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. Some of his reported cases include Liu v. Allen, 894 A.2d 453, (D.C. 2006); Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. Draper & Goldberg, P.L.L.C., 138 Fed.Appx. 542, 2005 WL 1601422 (4th Cir. 2005); Bank of America v. Musselman, 240 F.Supp.2d 547 (E.D.Va. 2003); Mutual Benefit Group v. Gentzler & Smith Associates, 496 F.Supp.2d 133 (D.D.C 2007); Mavity v. Fraas, 456 F.Supp.2d. 29 (D.D.C. 2006)
Dennis is the author of Using the Regulatory Compliance Defense in Products Liability Cases in Virginia, 27 J. Civ. Litig. 249 (2005).
After graduating from law school in 1988, Dennis spent six years on active duty in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, where he tried over 125 criminal and civil cases. During the Persian Gulf War, he served as the staff judge advocate to an amphibious battle group that participated in several combat operations off the coast of Kuwait. In 1993, Dennis joined the White House Counsels' Office as Special Counsel to the President, responsible for overseeing the background investigations of all political appointees. Upon leaving the White House, he served as Senior Counsel to the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board. In that capacity, he was in charge of the medical records dealing with JFK's medical treatment and autopsy.
Dennis is rated AV (highest) by Martindale Hubbell.
