Kevin F. Quinn

As a senior partner with the Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire law firm in San Diego, California, attorney Kevin F. Quinn has achieved unprecedented success advocating on behalf of his plaintiff clients who are dealing with serious and pressing legal issues involving any of the following:

·         Personal injury

·         Products liability

·         Wrongful death

·         Medical malpractice

·         Mass torts

Widely regarded as one of the top trial lawyers in the country, Mr. Quinn has built a reputation for taking on the tough cases other attorneys either cannot or do not want to litigate, and he has recovered numerous substantial settlements and verdicts, including many multimillion-dollar awards.

A former defensive back for West Point's football team, Mr. Quinn credits his competitiveness and sportsmanship with making him all the more effective in the courtroom, and he receives many referrals from other lawyers who know he has the skills and resources to tackle the most complex legal challenges.

Throughout the course of his career, Mr. Quinn has earned numerous awards and honors for his professionalism and service and his success as a trial attorney. The Best Lawyers in America has recognized him almost every year since 2006, and he has earned the Trial Lawyer of the Year award from the San Diego Trial Lawyers as well as the San Diego Top Attorney award from the San Diego Daily Transcript. Most recently, he received the 2018 Southern California Lawyer of the Year award from The Wall Street Journal.

Among his other professional accomplishments and accolades, Mr. Quinn holds an AV-Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell, and he has earned the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award from the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego for several years.

A 1978 graduate of California State University at San Diego, Mr. Quinn obtained his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from California Western School of Law in 1982, where he served with the California Western Law Review. He is a member of several professional legal organizations, including the San Diego County Bar Association, The State Bar of California, the San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the American Board of Trial Advocates.

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