John “Jack” Quinn

Jack Quinn practices primarily in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, family law, personal injury and wrongful death, but has experience in all of the firm’s practice areas. Jack also acts as a special mediator to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, and has conducted in excess of 50 specially appointed mediations. He has also served as a Special Arbiter on numerous occasions. Jack lectures frequently on issues relating to tort, family, and trial practice to various professional organizations.

Jack has practiced law in Rockville, Maryland since 1975 and founded Ethridge Quinn in 1987. Jack has served as lead trial counsel in hundreds of jury and non-jury cases. He is a Member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Bars. He is also a Member of the Bars of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Jack has held the highest honors available to a trial lawyer, including Fellowship in the American College of Trial Lawyers and election to Membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been selected for inclusion in “Best Lawyers in America” every year since that evaluation service began. He has held an “AV” Preeminent Lawyer rating from Martindale-Hubbell for approximately thirty years. He holds the highest rank as a “Bencher Emeritus” in the Montgomery County Inns of Court. He formerly served as a Member of the Governor’s Trial Court Nominating Commission for approximately fifteen years. Jack has been recognized in Super Lawyers Magazine since its inception and has been listed among the “50 Best Lawyers in Maryland” in 2006 and 2008. Jack was awarded the Maryland Daily Record’s “Leadership in Law” Award in 2008. He is a permanent member of the 4th Circuit Judicial Conference.

Mr. Quinn served for twenty years on the Governor’s Advisory Committee to the Law-Related Education Program for the State of Maryland. He has also served three terms as a Member of the Board of Governors of the Maryland State Bar Association. Mr. Quinn has served as President of the Bar Foundation of Montgomery County, Maryland, and as President of the Bar Association of Montgomery County. He has served the Bar Association of Montgomery County as a Member of the Executive Committee, Chairman of the Nominations and Elections Committee and Interprofessional Committee, Judicial District Delegate to the Young Lawyers Section Council, and on numerous Committees and Commissions, including the Judicial Selections Committee and the Fee Dispute Resolution Committee. He has been a recipient of the President’s Citation for Outstanding Service to the Bar Association. He has also served as trial counsel to the Bar Association. In his free time, Jack enjoys gardening, landscaping, playing golf and spending time with his family, and especially his two granddaughters.