Patrick (Rick) C. Quinlivan

Rick joins McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC in an “Of Counsel” position. He brings decades of experience handling a wide variety of product liability cases, many involving fires and explosions. He was formerly National Counsel for a product manufacturer for over 25 years. This work included investigating incidents resulting from fires and explosions and, when litigation was involved, representing the client wherever the cases were filed. He has tried 75 jury trials in the course of his career. He is licensed in California and has been admitted pro hac vice in 20 states and Puerto Rico.

Education

San Fernando Valley State College -- 1970 -- B.S. 

University of California-Los Angeles Law School -- 1973 -- J.D.

Bar Admissions

California - State - 1973

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Representative Cases

Chaired committee and contributed to “A Survey of The Law of Non-Contractual Indemnity and Contribution” published by the Product Liability Group of the Primerus Defense Institute, April 2012

Panelist, “Indemnity Claims among Product Makers,” Primerus Defense Institute, April 21, 2012

Contributor to article published for Annual Meeting of Association of Corporate Counsel, “Product Liability Cases Involving Warnings Claims: Limitations on Duty to Warn,” October, 2011

Presented in webinar sponsored by Product Liability Group of Primerus, “Warnings – Scope of and Exceptions to Duty to Warn,”  July 21, 2011

Presented at Primerus Defense Institute Convocation on topic of "Indemnity: Shifting Risk in a Global Economy" in Carefree, AZ on April 24, 2010

“Investigating and Defending Propane Fire and Explosion Claims”, presented at the Fire and Casualty Seminar sponsored by the Defense Research Institute on November 1, 2007, in Chicago, IL.

Participant in mock appellate argument for the program on consumer fraud claims at the Fall Conference of the Product Liability Advisory Council (October 28, 2004)

“The Catastrophic Case – Communicating and Coordinating with the Corporate Defendant”,  Program presented by the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (July 26, 2002)

"The Masters in Trial", Program Co-Chair, program presented by the American Board of Trial Advocates (January 15, 1993)

Participant in mock civil jury trial presented in Moscow, Russia by the American Board of Trial Advocates (April, 1992)

"Trial Advocacy Skills Training Course," Orange County Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (October 24-26, 1991)

"Trial Advocacy Skills Training Course," Orange County Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (October 1990)

"Know Your Enemy:  Anticipating the Opposition's Case (Product Abuse, Comparative Negligence and Other Defenses)", Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, 7th Annual Las Vegas Convention (October 13-15, 1989)

"Trial Advocacy Skills Training Course," Los Angeles and Orange County Chapters of American Board of Trial Advocates (November 19-21, 1987)

"Getting Results with Expert Witnesses," The Rutter Group (July 23, 1986)

"Joint and Several Liability," Community Associations Institute, California Southern Counties Chapter (May 20, 1986)

"Impact - Should Government Be Responsible for Recreational Accidents?”, Irvine Community Cable (May, 1986)

"Dealing with Insurance Defense for Optimum Settlements," Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (March, 1986)

"120 Days to Go - Preparing for Trial in Superior Courts," The Rutter Group (March 1, 1986)

"Joint and Several Liability," Orange County Division, League of California Cities (January 10, 1985)

"Orange County College of Trial Advocacy", The Orange County Bar Association (October 5 - November 5, 1983)