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Kevin A. McQuillan

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T 313-961-0200 F 313-961-0388

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Kevin concentrates his practice on litigation, appellate matters, and malpractice defense.

Practice Areas

Appeals

Civil Rights Litigation

Land Use Planning and Zoning

Legal Malpractice

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Medical Malpractice

Municipal

Bio

Kevin represents individuals, corporations, and governments in all levels of state and federal court on constitutional issues including use of force, searches and seizures, free speech, due process, and deliberate indifference. He also represents medical providers and hospitals in medical malpractice and professional licensing matters. Kevin has successfully sought dismissal before trial on more than two dozen occasions in the past five years. Moreover, his appellate advocacy led to multiple published opinions favorable to his clients.

He received his Juris Doctor degree from Wayne State University Law School where he was a member of the Moot Court National Team. While in law school, Kevin was a law clerk for the Wayne County Corporation Counsel and also served as an intern and law clerk for Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Robert J. Colombo Jr. Prior to law school, he received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Michigan.

credentials

Affiliations

  • Oakland County Bar Association
  • State Bar of Michigan, Appellate Practice Section
  • Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan
  • American Bar Association
  • Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Michigan
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Tax Court

Education

  • Wayne State University Law School, J.D.
  • University of Michigan, B.A.

Insights & News

December 16, 2022

Five Tips to Prepare for Civil Litigation

Clients often make the same mistakes no matter what facts give rise to litigation. Here are five tips I often find myself sharing with my civil litigation clients.

August 18, 2022

Kerr Russell Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© 2023 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Eighteen Kerr Russell members were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023. Notably, fourteen of the named attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for more than five years.

August 12, 2022

Kerr Russell Attorneys Named 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Eleven Kerr Russell members have been included among the 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers.

September 17, 2020

Meet Kerr Russell's Expanded Medical Malpractice Defense Team

Kerr Russell stands ready and able to handle all of your professional liability defense needs.

July 7, 2020

COVID-19 and Deliberate Indifference

The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on our daily lives cannot be overstated. Its ability to spread is perhaps best exemplified in the setting of correctional facilities - where physical space comes at a premium. 

April 2, 2020

Kerr Russell Bolsters Medical Malpractice Defense and Municipal Practice Groups

Five experienced attorneys have joined Kerr Russell’s Detroit office.

Representative Matters

Rhinehart v. Scutt, 894 F.3d 721 (6th Cir. 2018): The plaintiff inmate suffered from Hepatitis C and alleged that his prison doctors were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical needs. After initially denying summary judgment, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the doctors and the Sixth Circuit affirmed.

Mattox v. Edelman, 851 F.3d 583 (6th Cir. 2017): The prisoner plaintiff claimed that prison medical staff were deliberately indifferent to his heart attack symptoms, but his own pleadings indicated that subsequent medical evaluations confirmed he did not have a heart attack. The trial court dismissed the lawsuit on the pleadings before discovery began, and the Sixth Circuit affirmed dismissal of Kevin’s client.

Esch v. County of Kent, 699 F. App’x 509 (6th Cir. 2017): A county jail inmate died from a seizure within hours of entering the facility. His family alleged that jail medical staff were deliberately indifferent to the inmate’s need for seizure medication. The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of defendants.

Hearington v. Pandya, 689 F. App’x 422 (6th Cir. 2017): A prisoner claimed his doctor was deliberately indifferent to his medical needs when a metal plate surgically installed in his skull after a fight became infected and required additional surgeries. The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of Kevin’s client.

Hinneburg v. Miron, 676 F. App’x 483 (6th Cir. 2017): The family of a county jail inmate claimed medical staff ignored the inmates’ medical needs when she died from an overdose while in custody. The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of Kevin’s clients.

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