Attorneys
- Attorney at Law
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- J.D., Univ. of Wisconsin, cum laude
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, with honors
- State Bar of Michigan
- State Bar of Wisconsin
- Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
- American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
An honors graduate of the University of Michigan College of Engineering, Chris gained engineering experience as a manufacturing engineer at Ford Motor Company, and also worked in the powertrain and metal stamping areas at General Motors Corporation. While attending law school, he clerked for a products liability firm involved in sport utility vehicle rollover litigation. Chris also clerked for the Honorable Justice Roland Day of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and worked in Ford Motor Company's Intellectual Property Department. Thereafter, he became a partner in the Intellectual Property firm of Brooks & Kushman of Southfield, Michigan. Chris managed extensive U.S. and foreign patent portfolios for several clients, and was active in litigation as well as validity and infringement opinion work. He has patented inventions in a wide range of technological subject matter areas. Chris is the founder of the Quinn Law Group.
Chris has been selected by his peers as one of the top 5% of lawyers in the State of Michigan in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 based upon peer recognition and professional achievement, using selection criteria established by Law & Politics. See the 2009 edition of Super Lawyers, as published in the NY Times, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, and online at www.superlawyers.com