Jack Quinn (lawyer)

John "Jack" Quinn (born August 16, 1949) is an American lawyer and political figure. He served as White House Counsel to U.S. President Bill Clinton from 1995 to 1996.

Quinn was born and grew up in New York. He attended Georgetown University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971. Quinn later attending night classes at Georgetown University Law Center while serving 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 Georgetown Quinn was a member of the "Georgetown Law Journal" staff. He graduated with a J.D. in 1975. At the age of 26, from 1975 to 1976, Quinn directed Mo Udall's presidential campaign. Later Quinn became a partner at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C., working there for almost 20 years. He also taught as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and served as a Democratic National Committee appointee.

Quinn served as general counsel to Al Gore during Gore's 1988 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. He was again a Gore advisor during Gore's campaign as Bill Clinton's running mate in the 1992 election, coordinating Gore's preparation for the vice-presidential debates.

After Clinton and Gore won the election, Quinn was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel to the Vice President. Later he was named Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Vice President. In 1995 Quinn was appointed White House Counsel, serving until 1996. Quinn left the Clinton administration to cofound Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a bipartisan public relations firm which he cochairs with his partners Ed Gillespie, is a leading Republican operative. The two met as adversaries on Tony Snow's Fox News talk show. Their partnership is considered an early example of the trend towards an interdisciplinary and bipartisan "one-stop shopping" approach to lobbying. [http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14064] . It has experienced a rapid increase in revenues [http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/090705_quinn.html] .

Jack Quinn is married to Susanna Monroney Quinn and lives in Washington, DC. He has four children: Jonathan, Megan, Caitlin and Brendan from previous marriages, and a stepdaughter, Jocelyn Luddy. He mostly wears shorts.

References

*Baker, Russ. "U.S.: Top Ten Corporate Democrats for Hire." [http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14064] . Accessed 11/26/06.
*Snyder, Jim. "Quinn Gillespie, Others Report Rising Revenue." "The Hill". [http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Business/090705_quinn.html] . Accessed 11/26/06.
*White House. "Vice President Gore Names Jack Quinn Chief of Staff." [http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/archives/whitehouse-papers/1993/Jul/Vice-President-Gore-Names-Jack-Quinn-as-Chief-of-Staff-72] . Accessed 11/26/06.