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Michael Sean Quinn
Quinn Hayes & Quinn
2630 Exposition Blvd.
Suite G-10
Austin, Texas 78703
Phone: 512.542.9243
Fax: 512.542.9249
E-mail: mquinn@qhq-law.com |
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Insurance Law and Litigation: litigation of insurance disputes, litigation of insurance bad faith claims, coverage opinion work, bad faith avoidance counseling, reinsurance litigation and arbitration.
Law of Lawyering: counseling and litigations: attorney malpractice (broadly conceived), attorney grievances (broadly conceived), problems in legal ethics (e.g., conflicts). |
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Litigation:mass tort, property damage, and product liability cases (mostly subrogation), negligent inspection, emplyer-employee problems arising out of termination, such as misappropriate of trade secrets, violations of covenants not to compete, and wrongful discharge, business entity dissolution and attendant torts; general tort and business. |
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| 1997-: Insurance coverage disputes; litigation and arbitration of insurance and reinsurance disputes; business litigation; personal injury litigation.
1990-1995: Insurance bad faith, insurance coverage, and murder cases.
1985-1990: Product liability and negligent inspection cases.
1980-1990: Employment law, business litigation, and divorce. |
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Insurance Coverage Opinions; Expert Witness: Insurance and Lawyer problems; Litigation Preparation; Consultation: the Forgoing. |
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| Some Employment Experience |
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After Law School: Prior Law Firms
QUINN SEELIG & HAYES 2005-Present
2630 Exposition Blvd., Suite G-10
Austin, Texas 78703
512-542-9243
THE LAW FIRM OF MICHAEL SEAN QUINN 2004-2005
2630 Exposition Blvd., Suite G-10
Austin, Texas 78703
512-542-9243
JORDAN, QUINN & CARMONA, P.C. 2002-2004
1221 South MoPac Expressway, Suite 300
Austin, Texas 78746
512-482-9400
BELL, TURNEY, COOGAN & RICHARDS, L.L.P., OF COUNSEL ("EWYK") 2001-2002
823 Congress Ave., Suite 706
Austin, Texas 78701
512-476-0005
SHEINFELD, MALEY & KAY, Shareholder 1999-2001
SHEINFELD, MALEY & KAY, Of Counsel 1997-1998
301 Congress Ave., Ste. 1400
Austin, Texas 78701
512-474-8881
ZELLE & LARSON, Partner* 1983-1995
3000 One Main Place
1201 Main Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
214-742-3000
* This law firm was a spin-off from Robins, Zelle, Larson & Kaplan, where I was first an associate (1983-1986) and later a partner (1986-1988). This firm is now known as Zelle, Hofmann, Voebel, Mason & Gette. I was also at two other law firms earlier.
Law School Academic Appointments
Adjunct Professor (Part Time)
University of Houston
Health and Life Insurance
First-Party Insurance
(Spring 2004)
Adjunct Professor/Visiting Professor (Part Time) 1998-2004
University of Texas
Law School
Austin, Texas 78705-3299
Insurance Law (Spring 1999)
Professional Malpractice (Fall 1999)
Insurance Bad Faith (Fall 2000)
Contemporary Contract Theories (Spring 2001)
Texas Trial and Appellate Procedure (Fall 2001)
Texas Pre-Trial Procedure (Spring 2002)
Visiting Professor (Full Time) 1995-1997
University of Texas
Law School
Austin, Texas 78705-3299
Insurance
Pre-trial Procedure
Professional Responsibility (Legal Ethics)
Malpractice
Adjunct Faculty 2001-2004
St. Edward's University
Executive M.B.A. Program
Austin, Texas 78704
Business Law and Ethics (Spring 2001, Fall 2001)
Insurance and Risk Management (Summer 2001)
Adjunct Lecturer 1990-1993
Southern Methodist University
Law School 1984-1985
Dallas, Texas 75275
Pretrial Procedure
Trial and Appellate Procedure
Jurisprudence
Insurance Law
Adjunct Lecturer 1981-1991
Southern Methodist University
Department of Philosophy
Dallas, Texas 75275
Jurisprudence |
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| Experience: Appellate Work |
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Mr. Quinn has handled over 25 appeals in state and federal court. |
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| Experience: Expert Witness Engagements |
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Mr. Quinn has testified over 100 times in insurance matters and cases involving the law of lawyering. Some of these have been by deposition; others have been in court. He has served as a consulting expert on both of those kinds of cases many more times. |
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| Law and Law-Related Publications & Speeches |
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Mr. Quinn has published a substancial number articles, squibs, and reviews on insurance, insurance bad faith, and the law of lawyering. Mr. Quinn is a frequent speaker on insurance matters, as well as matters pertaining to the law of lawyering. Sometimes he speaks on procedure. |
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D. 1980
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Ph.D. 1972
Major: Philosophy. Minor: Politics.
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, M.A. 1968
Major: Philosophy.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, B.A. 1965
Major: Philosophy. Minor: English.
Recent CPCU, AU, AIC, ASLI, AFSB, AMIM, AIS Certificates. |
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Legend of Insurance Law, Insurance Section of the State Bar of Texas (2005)
Chair, Insurance Section of the State Bar of Texas (2000-2001)
Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas (1991-05)
Recipient, Outstanding Law Journal Article Award (1998). This was presented by the Texas Bar Foundation. |
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