James J. Quinlan, based in the firm’s Atlantic City office, is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Business Law Practice Groups.
Jim is an accomplished legal executive with nearly 20 years’ experience in corporate law, contract negotiations, risk and crisis management, litigation, and compliance.
Jim earned his Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia. He completed his B.A. in Political Science and Criminal Justice, with Honors, at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. During law school, Jim was selected to take part in an exchange between Temple Law and University College Cork’s Law Department, Ireland. There, he studied International, European Union, and Irish law.
Jim is licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Jim has served as Chief Legal Officer at a social media detection and monitoring software company, where he provided strategic counsel on all legal and governance matters including data and privacy law concerns, while managing the HR and risk departments along with the companies’ domestic and foreign subsidiaries.
Prior to his in-house role, Jim was a Partner and trial attorney with a national law firm, where he concentrated his practice on complex commercial and catastrophic tort cases with a focus on product liability, aviation and maritime accidents and claims. He also litigated coverage disputes and counseled clients on compliance matters including warranty and product warnings.
Jim has worked with a diverse client base including Fortune 50 International companies, NPOs, and businesses in a wide variety of industries.
Jim started his legal career in Atlantic County as a law clerk to the Honorable Daryl F. Todd, Sr., J.S.C. for the Civil Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.
Named to the Legal Intelligencer’s Top Lawyers 40 Under 40 list, 2018
Outside of his practice, Jim developed extensive experience leading organizations through director and officer level positions on boards of multiple local, regional, and national non-profit organizations. He serves on the School Board for the City of Ventnor.
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