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Dennis J. Quinn | Carr Maloney P.C.
Dennis Quinn concentrates his practice on professional liability, commercial litigation, and ethics counseling. He successfully represented hundreds of clients in legal malpractice actions, accounting malpractice actions, and ethical complaints, trying cases in most of the state and federal courts in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland. Dennis regularly advises lawyers and law firms on ethical issues, and frequently speaks to bar associations and professional groups on ethics, risk management, and the avoidance of malpractice claims and bar complaints. He serves as Carr Maloney’s General Counsel.
Rogers v. Deane, 992 F.Supp.2d 621 (E.D. Va. 2014).
Zazzali v. Hirschler Fleischer, P.C., 482 B.R. 495 (D. De 2012).
USA Waste of Maryland, Inc. v. Love, 954 A.2d 1027 (D.C. 2008).
Mutual Benefit Group v. Gentzler & Smith Associates, 496 F. Supp. 2d 133 (D.D.C 2007).
Carranza v. Fraas, 471 F.Supp.2d 8 (D.D.C. 2007).
Liu v. Allen, 894 A.2d 453 (D.C. 2006).
Mavity v. Fraas, 456 F. Supp. 2d. 29 (D.D.C. 2006).
Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. Draper & Goldberg, P.L.L.C., 138 Fed. Appx. 542 (4th Cir. 2005).
Bank of America v. Musselman, 240 F. Supp. 2d 547 (E.D. Va. 2003).
Dennis has been active in numerous bar activities over the years. He currently serves as an elected representative to the Virginia State Bar Council and sits on the Bar’s Standing Committee on Legal Ethics. In 2010-11 he served as President of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys and was on its Board of Directors for seven years. He was also on the faculty of Virginia State Professionalism Course taught to all newly admitted Virginia attorneys.
After graduating law school, Dennis spent six years on active duty in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps, where he tried over 120 criminal and civil cases. During the Persian Gulf War, he served as the staff judge advocate to an amphibious battle group that fought in several combat operations off the coast of Kuwait.
In 1993, he joined the White House Counsel’s Office as Special Counsel to the President, responsible for overseeing the background investigations of all political appointees. Upon leaving the White House, he served as Senior Counsel to the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board. In that capacity, he was in charge of the medical records dealing with JFK’s medical treatment and autopsy.
Successfully defended a client in a professional malpractice appeal before the Virginia Supreme Court by essentially proving that the client had done nothing wrong.
Successfully represented a large accounting firm in an SEC investigation.
Defended a large law firm sued by a bankruptcy trustee in an alleged Ponzi scheme.
Successfully represented a large law firm in multi-day sanctions hearing over alleged electronic discovery violations.
Defended one of two attorneys sued for legal malpractice over an underlying divorce matter. The jury returned a defense verdict for our client while finding the other attorney liable.
Defended an attorney sued over a real estate closing where the plaintiff alleged the attorney’s negligence prevented the sale of the property. The jury returned a defense verdict.
Defended an accounting firm sued by its former client for $5 million dollars over an allegedly faulty audit. The jury returned a verdict for one dollar.
Dennis frequently speaks to bar associations and professional groups on how to avoid legal malpractice claims and bar complaints.
“Just in Case | What to Do When You are the Subject of a Malpractice Complaint,” DC Bar “Practice 360⁰ | A Day for Lawyers & Law Firms,” Presented with Michael Mooney of USI Affinity, May 15, 2015.
“What to Do When You Are the Subject of a Malpractice Complaint,” DC Bar “Lunch and Learn Program,” Presented with Mike Mooney of USI Affinity, November 13, 2014.
“Avoiding Malpractice and Bar Complaints,” DC Bar CLE, October 30, 2014.
Co-author, “Are You Really An ‘Expert’ In Md., Va. And DC?,”Law360, September 2, 2014.
Co-author, “The Inherent Dangers of ‘Limited’ Representation and the Need to Define the Scope of Engagement,” Bloomberg Law, October 24, 2012.
Co-author, “Using the Regulatory Compliance Defense in Products Liability Cases in Virginia,” Journal of Civil Litigation, Fall 2005.

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