Jack Quinn (lawyer)

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Jack Quinn (born August 16, 1949) (served as President Bill Clinton's White House Counsel from 1995 to 1996.

Before being appointed Counsel to the President, Quinn had served as Chief of Staff and Counselor, and previously Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel, to Vice President Al Gore. He had coordinated Gore's debate preparation during the 1992 campaign, and served as general counsel during the Gore's 1988 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. [1]

Quinn left the Clinton administration to cofound Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLP, a bipartisan public relations firm which he cochairs. One of his partners, Ed Gillespie, is a leading Republican operative; the two met as adversaries on Tony Snow's Fox News talk show. Their partnership, with their diverse skills sets and complementary networks of Democratic and Republican contacts, is considered an early example of the trend towards an interdisciplinary and bipartisan "one-stop shopping" approach to lobbying and public affairs [2]. It has experienced a rapid increase in revenues [3].

Prior to joining the Clinton Administration, Quinn was a partner at Arnold and Porter in Washington, D.C. for almost twenty years. He also taught as an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law School and served as a Democratic National Committee appointee.

Born and raised in New York, Quinn went to Washington, D.C. to attend Georgetown University, where he earned a B.A. in 1971 and a JD in 1975. He was selected as an editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. While attending law school at night, he worked as a staff member on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs (1969-1973) and as a Legislative Assistant to Senator Floyd K. Haskell of Colorado (1973-1975). At the age of 26, from 1975 to 1976, Quinn directed Mo Udall's for presidential campaign.

Quinn is married to Diane O'Brien Quinn and has four children: Jonathan, Megan, Caitlin, and Brendan. The Quinns live in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

[edit] References

Baker, Russ. "U.S.: Top Ten Corporate Democrats for Hire." [4]. Accessed 11/26/06. Snyder, Jim. "Quinn Gillespie, Others Report Rising Revenue." The Hill. [5]. Accessed 11/26/06. White House. "Vice President Gore Names Jack Quinn Chief of Staff." [6]. Accessed 11/26/06.