Houston, Texas Trial Lawyers
Personal Injury • Commercial Litigation • Arbitration
The O’Quinn Law Firm
Justice is Not Merely Our Livelihood; It is Our Passion
"John O'Quinn". H Texas Magazine,
March 2005, pp. 42. Brief
article profiling John O'Quinn and his accomplishments, major verdicts, and
major acts of philanthropy.
Markana, "Harris County
Courthouse". Texas Justice, the
Legacy of Historical Courthouses, 2004.
Lengthy descriptions of two cases handled by John O'Quinn in Texas: one in which John O'Quinn obtained a $8.5
million dollar verdict for the death of a bull;
and one in which John O'Quinn, as part of a small group of lawyers,
represented the State of Texas against the tobacco industry.
Smith, Evan. "John O'Quinn Objects", Texas Monthly,
June 2000, pp. 119, 177-178. Feature
article about John O'Quinn, his career, his accomplishments, and his opinions.
Sheehy, Sandy. The Equalizer", Houston Metropolitan, August
1993, pp. 40-43, 77-80. Feature article
about John O'Quinn and his numerous successes in litigation against corporate
defendants.
"John O'Quinn". Texas
Monthly, p. 97. Brief
article profiling John O'Quinn as a Texas
legal legend.
Samuels, David, "The Best in
the World", International Commercial Litigation, May 1996, pp.
8-13. Article detailing the qualities of
good litigators, and listing the best litigators. John O'Quinn is listed in the number nine position
among individual U.S.
attorneys.
Totty, Michael,
"Sleeping with the Enemy?
State, Cities Team Up with Trial Lawyers", The
Wall Street Journal, April 10, 1996.
Article detailing Texas Attorney General's use of John
O'Quinn and other trial lawyers to fight the tobacco industry.
Palmeri, Christopher, "A Texas Gunslinger", Forbes,
July 3, 1995. Cover-story article
highlighting breast implant litigation successes of John O'Quinn.
Nocera, Joseph. "Lawyers from
Hell", Fortune.
October 16, 1995. Cover-story article about mass tort litigation, detailing breast
implant litigation brought by John O'Quinn and his law firm.
Singer, Amy. "Look Over Here: How Houston
Plaintiffs' Lawyer John O'Quinn Won the Largest Verdict So Far in a Breast
Implant Suit", The American Lawyer, March 1993. Article detailing trial tactics used by John
O'Quinn in breast implant litigation.
Naifeh, Steven
and Smith, Gregory. The Best
Lawyers in America., p. 239. Lists John O'Quinn as one
of the best lawyers in America
in the area of civil litigation.
"Best, Worst and
Exceptional", Houston
Chronicle, December 13, 1999. Lists John O'Quinn at the number five position among the best
lawyers of the century.
Borreson, Susan. "Making Pennzoil Look
Paltry", Texas
Lawyer, January 26, 1998.
Article regarding the landmark tobacco settlement negotiated on behalf
of the State of Texas by John O'Quinn and
other notable Texas
trial lawyers.
Qaddumi, Thora. "Jamail, O'Quinn, Reasoner on List of
Influential Attorneys", Houston
Business Journal, May 9-15, 1997.
Article highlighting the three Houston
attorneys, including John O'Quinn, who made the National Law Journal's
list of the nation's 100 most powerful lawyers.
"Profiles in Power: Who's Got It", The
National Law Journal, April 4, 1994.
Article giving brief biographical information for each
of the 100 most influential lawyers in the nation, including John O'Quinn.
"An
Interview with John O'Quinn of Texas
Litigation Firm of O'Quinn, Kerensky, McAninch & Laminack", International
Commercial Litigation, December 1996/January 1997. Feature article about John O"Quinn and
his legal successes.
McGraw, Dan. "Tipping the Scales of Justice: Texas Trial Lawyers use the System to Extract
Big Settlements", U.S.
New & World Report, January 8, 1996.
Article about successful Texas plaintiffs' attorneys, spotlighting
John O'Quinn.
Pybus, Kenneth. "The Winning Ways of a Courtroom
Combatant", Houston
Business Journal, September 1-7, 1995.
Article profiling of John O'Quinn.
Needham, Marjorie. "Jury Sets Damages Against
Amoco of $417 Million", The Wall Street Journal, November 24,
1993. Article about
the verdict obtained by John O'Quinn on behalf of Rubicon Corp against Amoco.
"Amoco unit loses a $417
Million Case: Rubicon Wins Breach of
Contract Suit", Houston Chronicle, November 23, 1993. Article about the verdict
obtained by John O'Quinn on behalf of Rubicon Corp against Amoco.
"Indemnizan Con 45 Milliones
de Dolares a las Familias de las Victimas de Accidente
Aereo", El Heraldo, March 20, 1992.
Article in an Honduran newspaper regarding the
award obtained by John O'Quinn for victims of an air crash.
Zook Jim. "Big Award Against
Firm Stuns Legal Community", Houston
Chronicle. January 9, 1990. Article about a $17.5
million verdict obtained by John O'Quinn for two real estate developers in a
legal malpractice action against a prominent local law firm.
Lanterman, Ken. "Jury Finds Monsanto Liable for Man's
Death", Houston
Post, February 16, 1989. Article regarding verdict obtained by John O'Quinn on behalf of of
a man who developed leukemia as a result of exposure to benzene.
Solis, Dianna. "O'Quinn Defeats Tenneco with
Emotion", The Wall Street Journal,
December 16, 1988. Article about
"one of history's biggest jury awards" obtained by John O'Quinn on behalf of
a small company. The article also refers
to other of John O'Quinn's courtroom victories.
Solis, Dianna and
Solomon, Caleb. "Tiny Firm
Wins a Huge Award from Tenneco: Minimum
of $600 Million Ordered by Texas
Jury in Gas-Contract Dispute", The Wall
Street Journal, December 15, 1988. Article about a verdict obtained by John O'Quinn on behalf of a
small company.
Reinhold, Robert. "Jurors Assess Monsanto $108 Million
Over Death", The New York Times,
December 13, 1986. Article
regarding verdict obtained by John O'Quinn for the death of a chemical worker
who developed leukemia after exposure to benzene.
Paasch, Hope and
Manson, Patricia. "Nursing
Home Chain to Pay $4.5 Million Settlement", Houston Post, April 19, 1986. Article about settlement
obtained by John O'Quinn on behalf of clients who lost a relative in a neglect
case.
Coulter, Bill. "$51 Million Award OK'd: Sinking of Glomar
Java Sea
in '83", Houston
Post. Article
about settlement obtained by John O'Quinn for injuries and deaths resulting
from a maritime disaster.
Freelander, Doug. "Widow Awarded $30 Million", Houston Post,
July 24, 1985. Article
about a settlement obtained by John O'Quinn on behalf of a woman who lost her
husband and children in a house fire.
Conner, Chance. "Jury Told of 'Wanton Conduct' in
Sky-Diving Deaths", Rock
Mountain News,
January 3, 1985. Article
about a trial in which John O'Quinn worked on behalf of plaintiffs.
Wolbrueck, David. "Jury Awards $8.5 Million in Death of Superman",
The Daily Tribune, December 11,
1984. Article about
verdict won by John O'Quinn in Matagorda
County, Texas for the
death of a prize-winning bull.
"Rancher Awarded $8.5 Million
in Death of His Bull", San Francisco Chronicle. Article about verdict won
by John O'Quinn in Matagorda County,
Texas for the death of a
prize-winning bull.
"Jury Verdict Largest
Ever", Palestine
Herald-Press, February 8, 1983.
Article about a record verdict obtained in Anderson County, Texas,
which John O'Quinn obtained in the case of an injured railroad worker.
"Patestine Man Awarded $3.5
Million", Houston. Article about a verdict obtained by John
O'Quinn in the 164th District Court for a Palestine,
Texas man injured in the Persian
Gulf transferring from a crew boat to an oil production
platform.
"Palestine
Man Awarded $3.5 Million in Lawsuit", Palestine.
Article about a verdict obtained by John O'Quinn for a Palestine,
Texas man injured in the Persian
Gulf transferring from a crew boat to an oil production platform.
Martinez, Gloria. "Families to Get $3 Million Plus",
Del Rio
News-Herald, December 22, 1982. Article about jury verdict obtained by John O'Quinn on behalf of
the families of three men who died in a railroad crossing accident in Val Verde County, Texas.
"Damages Awarded", Houston Post,
October 15, 1982. Article
about a $1,743,000 jury verdict obtained by John O'Quinn for the family of a
woman who died as a result of a parking lot automobile accident.
"Boy, 2, Wins $11 Million
Settlement", Austin American Statesman, October 24, 1981. Article about settlement obtained by John
O'Quinn on behalf of a boy who suffered brain damage related to his premature birth, that was brought on by an automobile accident.
"Seaman's
Widow Wins Award". Article about an award won by John O'Quinn in a Houston court on behalf of the widow of a man
who was killed while cleaning a ship's propeller.
Paasch, Hope. Victim's Family
Collects", Houston
Post. Article
about a $4.7 million settlement obtained by John O'Quinn for the family of a
man who was killed at a Rolling Stones concert in Houston.
Manson, Patricia. "$17.6 Million Ruling
Against Law Firm", Houston
Post. Article
about jury verdict won by John O'Quinn on behalf of two immigrant businessmen
who brought suit against a prominent Houston
law firm for legal malpractice.
"Profiles in Power: The 100 Most Influential Lawyers In America",
The National Law Journal, April 28, 1997. Article containing brief
biographical information about the 100 most influential lawyers in America,
including John O'Quinn.
