John J. (Jack) Quinn, Esq. has specialized in complex litigation and has represented clients in arbitrations and mediations. He has served as Judge Pro Tem and an arbitrator in Municipal and Superior Courts of Los Angeles County. Areas of specialty include catastrophic and mass torts, contracts, employment, environmental, malpractice, and securities. He has been named to the Best Lawyers in America list (2007) and has consistently been named one of the top 100 most influential lawyers in California by the
Daily Journal.
Representative Matters
- Banking/Securities: Represented clients and mediated matters involving commercial loans, secure transactions in banking and securities matters; represented and mediated matters involving representation of corporate officers, outside directors, and executives in a variety of class action cases
- Business/Commercial: Represented individuals, business entities, and corporations in connection with disputes, breach of contract, breach of multiparty agreements, and partnership dissolution
- Catastrophic and Mass Torts: Handled, tried, and mediated a variety of death, catastrophic and mass torts including the resolution, settlement, and trial of a commercial aircraft crash involving over 150 deaths; acted as a mediator in several separate matters involving environmental pollution resulting in the death and serious injury of several hundred plaintiffs; handled and mediated individual plaintiffs cases involving serious injury and deaths
- Employment: Mediated disputes involving the termination of corporate directors, corporate officers, corporate founders, executive officers in a wide variety of industries
- Environmental: Handled and mediated disputes between corporations and between individual and corporations involving pollution, contamination, and injuries associated with contamination and pollution
- Insurance: Acted on behalf of clients in connection with disputes between individuals and insurance companies; disputes between insurance companies regarding large personal injury claims, property damage claims, including extensive earthquake damage and the interpretation of insurance contracts covering a variety of matters
- Legal Profession, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice: Handled and mediated a variety of disputes involving claims for malpractice against doctors and lawyers; handled disputes between lawyers and major law firms, law firm breakups and dissolution, acted as advisor to lawyers and law firms in connection with claims, reorganizations, and ethical issues including disciplinary matters before the State Bar
- Real Estate: Participated in the mediation of a variety of real estate disputes including construction defect, breach of contract, and claims relating to foreclosure of real estate property
- Sports and Antitrust: Represented clients, including professional athletes and professional teams in matters involving the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, and the American Basketball Association involving contract, trade, and antitrust claims