Attorney Profiles

Michael J. Quinn
Waterford, Connecticut
Member
phone (860) 447-3300
fax (860) 447-3389
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Education:
University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 1987 J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Book Award, Constitutional Law
Honors: Graduated in First Quintile

Yale University, 1979
M.A.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland, 1975
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude

Bar Admissions:
Connecticut, 1987
U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1988

Certification/Specialties:
National Board of Trial Advocates, 1998
National Board of Trial Advocates - (Recertified), 2003
National Board of Trial Advocates - (Recertified), 2008

Background:
MICHAEL J. QUINN, was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Michael graduated with honors from the University of Maryland in 1975 with a B.A. in philosophy. In 1979, Michael received his M.A. from Yale University. Michael graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law Cum Laude in 1987.

For the court year 1987-1988, Michael was the law clerk to Judge Paul Foti at the Connecticut Appellate Court. In 1988, Michael joined Tyler, Cooper and Alcorn in New Haven, Connecticut. Michael moved his practice to New London in 1990 where he has practiced for the past 20 years.

For over 20 years, Michael has represented the interests of people who have suffered personal injury as the result of other’s negligence and defective products. He has successfully pursued claims against Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Motor Company for defects that caused serious injury to the occupants. He is currently pursuing a claim against Toyota Motor Company in connection with the floor mats and sticky gas pedal. He has pursued numerous cases against nursing homes in connection with the care they provided to their patients. He recently resolved a claim involving a fall from a commercial roof that resulted in a spinal cord injury. The defendants in that claim were an international architecture firm, an international construction company and two national engineering firms.

Michael handles motor vehicle claims with injuries from the catastrophic to the less serious. Michael has always recognized that his clients have only one claim and that it is the most important claim.

In 1998, Michael was certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as the Civil Trial Specialist. He was re-certified by the Board in 2003 and again in 2008.

Published Works:
"Should the Loss of a Chance to Survive be a Compensable Injury", Connecticut Trial Lawyers Forum

Representative Cases:
Downes-Patterson Corp. v. First National Supermarkets, Inc., 64 Conn. App. 417 (2001)
Downes-Patterson Corp. v. First National Supermarkets, Inc., cert. granted 258 Conn. 917 (2001)

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Connecticut Civil Practice and Procedure

Law & Ethics

Honors and Awards:

Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2012

Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Lawyers (AV Rated - Martindale's highest rating for ethics, and understanding of the law), 2011
Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Lawyers (AV Rated - Martindale's highest rating for ethics, and understanding of the law), 2010
Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Lawyers (AV Rated - Martindale's highest rating for ethics, and understanding of the law), 2009
Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Lawyers (AV Rated - Martindale's highest rating for ethics, and understanding of the law), 2008
Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Lawyers (AV Rated - Martindale's highest rating for ethics, and understanding of the law), 2007
Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Lawyers (AV Rated - Martindale's highest rating for ethics, and understanding of the law), 2006
Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Lawyers (AV Rated - Martindale's highest rating for ethics, and understanding of the law), 2005
Martindale Hubbell Preeminent Lawyers (AV Rated - Martindale's highest rating for ethics, and understanding of the law), 2004

Connecticut Magazine Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

New England Super Lawyers, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury

Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Personal Injury

• Car accidents
• Slip and fall injuries
• Injuries caused by dogs and other animals, dog bites
• Truck and tractor trailer accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Traumatic brain injury, mild TBI
• Spinal cord injuries
• Bicycle accidents

Medical Malpractice

• Surgical errors
• Birth injuries
• Failure to diagnose
• Infections, MRSA
• Medication errors

Nursing Homes

• Bed sores
• Falls
• Infection
• Medication errors
• Elder abuse
• Misconduct with elders

Sexual Misconduct

• Priests and Ministers
• School Teachers
• School Coaches
• Extended Statute of Limitations

Product Liability

• Defective design
• Defects in manufacturing
• Failure to provide adequate guards
• Failure to warn of dangers and defects

Business Litigation

• CUTPA ( Connecticut Unfair Trade Practice)
• Breach of Contract
• Tortious Interference with business and contracts
• Connecticut Trade Secrets

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Member

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Medical Malpractice Committee

American Association of Justice
Member

Connecticut Bar Association
Member

New London County Bar Association
Member

Past Employment Positions:
Judge Paul Foti, Connecticut Appellate Court, Law Clerk, 1987 - 1988