PATRICK E. QUINLAN has practiced law in a variety of arenas, including as a commercial litigator, as law clerk for United States District Judges James C. Paine and Daniel T.K. Hurley, as an Assistant State Attorney, and as an Assistant County Attorney for Palm Beach County.

In 1990, Mr. Quinlan won the pro bono award in domestic relations from the Legal Aid Society and Palm Beach County Bar Association for his work on a complex divorce and domestic abuse case. Twice he has been named a Top Government Attorney by the South Florida Legal Guide.

Mr. Quinlan graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland, where he was admitted to Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies. He graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he was selected Notes and Comments Editor for the law review. He joined Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA in 1999, focusing on commercial litigation. He returned to the firm in 2006 after a three-year absence to spend more time with his family.

Mr. Quinlan’s advocacy for those who cannot help themselves extends to his community activities. He has served as president and as a director of Hope House of the Palm Beaches, and he frequently speaks at public events on behalf of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Palm Beach County.