Michael J. Quinn
Director, Administrative Law and Litigation Departments and Managing Director Portsmouth Office
Office603-334-6925
1 New Hampshire Avenue
Suite 200
Portsmouth, NH 03801

Michael has over 37 years of experience as a member of the firm’s Administrative Law and Litigation Departments.  He is also the managing director of the firm’s Portsmouth office.  He represents clients in litigated matters in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies. He has extensively litigated cost recovery and insurance claims litigation arising from legacy hazardous waste sites. He counsels businesses, municipalities, and individuals in a broad array of environmental matters including Superfund, hazardous and solid waste permitting and compliance, wetlands permitting, the Clean Water Act, PFAS and other emerging contaminants and environmental due diligence in property acquisitions.

Mike received his J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law (1988) and his B.A. from St. Lawrence University (1983).

Areas of Focus

  • Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
  • Environmental Law
  • Government Relations
  • Insurance

Admissions

  • New Hampshire
  • United States District Court, District of New Hampshire
  • First Circuit Court of Appeals

Involvement

  • Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation
  • Environmental Business Council of New England, New Hampshire Chapter Leadership Team
  • New Hampshire Bar Foundation, Member
  • New Hampshire Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership, Secretary
  • Former Chair, New Hampshire Bar Association Section on Natural Resources and Environmental Law
  • Former Trustee of Heronfield Academy
  • Former President, Seacoast Chapter of the American Red Cross
  • Former President, Board of Directors of the Seacoast Family YMCA
  • Former Chairman, New Hampshire Bar Association Natural Resources and Environmental Law Section

Recognitions

Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental), 2003 – present
  • Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law), 2017, 2019, 2024, and 2026