Biography
Martin Quinn, as a trial lawyer for over 25 years, represented policyholders and insurers about equally in hundreds of coverage disputes. His experience covers almost every type of insurance policy including general liability, life, health, disability, errors and omissions, directors and officers, workers compensation, reinsurance -- even ocean marine pools. Mr. Quinn has special expertise in environmental coverage and bad faith issues. As a mediator with JAMS, Mr. Quinn has settled dozens of significant coverage disputes in many contexts.
Representative Matters
- Acted as a discovery referee in dispute between aluminum company and dozens of insurers over coverage for asbestos bodily injury and premises claims
- Acted as discovery referee in statewide class action alleging improper reserving practices by workers compensation carrier
- Arbitrated dispute over coverage for attorneys' fees incurred to defend environmental contamination actions
- Settled dispute as to coverage under a directors and officers policy for attorneys' fees incurred in a securities fraud action
- Settled dispute between a Bay Area city and a workers compensation carrier over alleged improper reserving and claim handling
- Settled dispute between major oil company and insurer over coverage for deaths and injuries at overseas construction site
- Settled dispute between physician and malpractice carrier over coverage for alleged sexual harassment
- Settled many lawsuits seeking disability benefits, damages for bad faith and punitive damages
- Settled two pending appeals of coverage disputes arising out of a serious personal injury on a construction site
Completed Virtual ADR training conducted by the JAMS Institute, the training arm of JAMS.
- Sedona Conference: E-Discovery Dispute Resolution Program for Special Masters & Mediators, January 2010
- Past President, The Mediation Society, San Francisco, 2011-2012
- Past President, Academy of Court-Appointed Masters, 2009
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- Adjunct Professor, Hastings College of Law, 2003-2012
- "The value of hustle in dispute resolution," Daily Journal, ADR Profile, November 9, 2012
- "Think there's fruit in your Froot Loops?" Daily Journal, October 31, 2013
- Author of articles on ADR, including:
- E-Discovery in Arbitration, "Rules for ADR," California Lawyer, May 2011
- “E-Discovery: Succeeding with a Special Master,” California Lawyer, April 2010
- “Managing Discovery in Patent Cases: Best Practices,” Law 360, February 2009
- “Exercise Diligence When Preparing for Corporate Mediation,” Corporate Counsel, September 2006
- "How to Succeed with Discovery Referees," Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Northern California Report, November 2004
- "Recipe for Success in Arbitration," The Recorder, March 2004
- Panelist, JAMS, San Francisco, 1996-present
- Partner, Rogers, Joseph, O'Donnell & Quinn, San Francisco, 1981-1996
- Partner and associate, Pettit & Martin, San Francisco, 1971-1981
- LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1967
- B.A., Harvard College, 1964
Counsel Comments
- “Your judgment, patience, creativity, and tenacity were critical in settling a case that appeared very unlikely to settle. You did a fabulous job and my clients are very grateful.”
- “Martin Quinn is the best. We had previously mediated this case unsuccessfully. However, he was able to persuade my very difficult clients when I was unable to get through to them.”
- “We appreciated the incredible tenacity and fortitude that Martin invested in settling our case.”
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- Antitrust
- Arbitration
- Business/Commercial
- Class Action/Mass Tort
- Environmental
- Federal Law
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- International & Cross-Border
- Professional Liability
- Real Property
- Special Master/Discovery Referee
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