John E. Quinn, Esq.
Bio
John E. Quinn is the Co-Founder of Quinn Logue, LLC. Prior to founding Quinn Logue, Attorney Quinn served as an Assistant Disciplinary Counsel with the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1976 to 1978. As a result of that experience, Attorney Quinn has become known as one of the preeminent advisors to lawyers and members of the judiciary who face disciplinary sanctions. From 1979 to 1983, Attorney Quinn was an Associate, and later a Partner, at Sikov & Love, a preeminent plaintiff’s firm in the Pittsburgh area. In 1983, Attorney Quinn and others left that firm and started their own practice, Evans, Rosen & Quinn.
Attorney Quinn’s practice in civil litigation is extensive and diverse. He handles claims including, but not limited to, products liability, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, and general tort claims. Moreover, he has a distinguished record of professional service throughout the Pittsburgh legal community. He has been active in the Allegheny County Bar Association, serving as Chair of the Lawyers Referral Committee and the Civil Litigation Section. He has also served as the President of the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. Attorney Quinn was a long-time member of the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice and was Comptroller of that organization for 10 years. Mr. Quinn is also a former President of the St. Thomas More Society and is a Member, and served on the Board of Governors, of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County. Attorney Quinn has, for many years, been listed as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer and can be found in The Best Lawyers in America.
Attorney Quinn has been an Adjunct Professor of trial advocacy at Duquesne University School of Law and has lectured extensively for the Allegheny County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice in the areas of insurance law, trial practice, and ethics. He is a 1976 alumnus of Duquesne University School of Law and resides in Pittsburgh, PA.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Disciplinary Board Actions
- Medical Malpractice
- Employment Discrimination and Labor Disputes
- Litigation
- Products Liability
- ERISA Claims (“The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974”)
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1976
- Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, B.A., 1972
Admissions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1976
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1976
- United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1976
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1980
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Member, 1978–Present
- Chairman, Civil Litigation Section
- Member, Judiciary Committee
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice
- Member, 1978–Present
- Comptroller
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Attorney Disciplinary Study Committee
- Vice Chairman, 1990–1994
- Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
- Member of the Board of Governors, 1989–2014
- Comptroller, 2004–2014
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Member
- Western Pennsylvania Trials Lawyers Association
- Member, 1990–Present
- President, 1998–1999
- Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
- Member, 1990–Present
- Member of the Board of Governors, 1996–1998
Awards
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2005–2020
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2006–2020
- Pittsburgh Magazine’s “Top 50 Attorneys in Pittsburgh,” 2009
- Best Lawyers “Best Attorneys in Pennsylvania,” 2012
Employment Positions
- Quinn Logue, LLC, Partner and Co-Founder, 2016–Present
- Portnoy & Quinn, LLC, Partner and Co-Founder, 1983–2016
- Sikov & Love, Associate & Partner, 1979–1983
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, 1976–1979
Contact Attorney Quinn
Mr. John E. Quinn, Esq.
Quinn Logue LLC
The Waterfront Building
200 First Avenue, Third Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1512
