Background
Quinlan, William R. was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Quinlan, William R. was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Loyola University (Bachelor of Science, Accounting, 1961). Loyola University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1964). University of Virginia School of Law (Master of Laws, 1988).
Worked at Quinlan & Crisham, Limited. (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice. Complex Litigation, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Product Liability, Insurance/Reinsurance Coverage, Labor and Employment, Employee Retirement Income Security Act Litigation, Professional Liability, Construction Law, Constitutional and Local Government Law, Banking and Finance, Corporate Investigation, White Collar/Criminal Litigation and International Representation, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Admitted to the bar, 1964, Illinois.
United States. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
United States. Supreme Court. United States.
Court of Military Appeals. United States. Court of Federal Claims.
Beta Alpha Psi. Blue Key Honor Society.
Company-Author: Appellate Practice Manual, Illinois Civil Appellate Practice-State and Federal(1993). "Protecting A Client"s Secret Data," The National Law Journal (July, 1991).
Author: "Comment of Proposed American Bar Association Appellate Lawyers Standards and Illinois Proposed Rule on Frivolous Appeals," Appellate L. Review, Volume 1, Number. 1 (1989); "The Illinois Appellate Court," 1 College of Business Administration Record Number.
4 (1988); "Inter-governmental Risk Pooling as a Response to the Tort Liability Crisis," 77 Illinois.
Bachelor of Journalism Number. 7 (March, 1989). "Resolving Conflicts Within and Among Appellate Court Districts," 78 Illinois. Bachelor of Journalism Number. 4 (April, 1990).
"Supreme Court Rules 137 and 375 - A Fresh Start for Illinois Courts," 4 College of Business Administration Record Number.
6 (1990); "Motion Practice in the Reviewing Courts," Appellate L. Review, Volume 3, Number. 2 (1991); Instructor: John Marshall Law School.
Loyola University School of Law. DePaul University College of Law.
Northwestern University School of Law.
National Judicial College. Parliamentarian, Board of Commissioners of Cook County. Chairman, Cook County"s Judicial Advisory Council, 1991.
Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, 1985-1989.
Circuit Court Judge, 1981-1985. Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, 1975-1981.
General Counsel: Chicago Public Building Commission. Chicago Urban Transportation District.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Federal Bar Association. Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association. Quinlan & Crisham, Limited. is a mid-sized firm of experienced trial and appellate lawyers.
lieutenant was founded in 1996 by William R. Quinlan, formerly a Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court and a trial judge in Cook County, and Thomas M. Crisham, a 30-year veteran of Hinshaw & Culbertson and a member of its executive committee for more than 15 years.
Quinlan & Crisham lawyers have tried numerous cases to juries and federal and state court judges with a consistent history of success. The firm is committed to the highest professional standards and to the efficient and cost-effective representation of clients in trial and appellate proceedings, as well as in alternative dispute resolution matters.
Author: "Comment of Proposed American Bar Association Appellate Lawyers Standards and Illinois Proposed Rule on Frivolous Appeals," Appellate L. Rev., Volume 1, No. 1 (1989)
"The Illinois Appellate Court," 1 CBA Record No. 4 (1988)
"Inter-governmental Risk Pooling as a Response to the Tort Liability Crisis," 77 Ill.
B.J. No. 7 (March, 1989). "Resolving Conflicts Within and Among Appellate Court Districts," 78 Ill. B.J. No. 4 (April, 1990).
"Supreme Court Rules 137 and 375 - A Fresh Start for Illinois Courts," 4 CBA Record No. 6 (1990)
"Motion Practice in the Reviewing Courts," Appellate L. Rev., Volume 3, No. 2 (1991)
Co-Author: Appellate Practice Manual, Illinois Civil Appellate Practice-State and Federal(1993).
"Protecting A Client's Secret Data," The National Law Journal (July, 1991).
Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Federal Bar Association. Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association.