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    Joseph Quinn Jr.

    Senior Principal, Litigation Department | Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn

    Joseph Quinn Jr. is a medical malpractice, product liability and car accidents trial lawyer and senior principal of Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

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    Meet Joseph

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    (570) 287-3000
    600 3rd Ave
    Kingston, Pennsylvania 18704

    Joseph A. Quinn Jr. is senior principal of the litigation department at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn in Kingston, Pennsylvania, where he leads the firm’s personal injury team. He handles medical malpractice, product liability including crashworthiness and vehicle defects, car and tractor-trailer crashes, and highway design defect cases, and has tried cases for more than five decades.

    Quinn is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates and a Fellow of both the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a past president of the Pennsylvania trial lawyers’ association, now the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and twice served on the national association’s Board of Governors.

    According to the Inner Circle, his cases include a verdict against an automaker for failing to install an air bag, malpractice cases that led hospitals to adopt new safety procedures, and several punitive damages verdicts. He has co-authored a book on Pennsylvania’s no-fault motor vehicle insurance law and practices alongside his daughters, Michelle and Kathleen, at the firm.

    Experience and Expertise

    Practice Areas

    Medical Malpractice
    30%
    Product Liability
    25%
    Car Accidents
    15%
    Trucking Accidents
    15%
    Personal Injury
    15%
    • Inner Circle of Advocates
    • American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
    • International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
    • American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate)
    • Pennsylvania Association for Justice (Past President)
    • American Association for Justice (Past Member, Board of Governors)
    • Lawyer of the Year, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Product Liability, 2025
    • Super Lawyers, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice, 2024-2025
    • The Best Lawyers in America, every edition
    • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, 2025

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