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Kathleen Quinn DePillis Attorney < Back Kathleen Quinn DePillis, an attorney at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, joined the firm in 1994 in the firm’s then-Allentown office, practicing medical malpractice defense and handling numerous cases to verdict as sole/lead trial counsel. In 1999, she took a hiatus from practicing law to raise her family and returned to the firm in 2007, working part-time doing legal research and brief writing for the firm’s major plaintiff personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, motor vehicle collision, product liability, and elevator injury cases. Attorney DePillis resumed full-time, active practice of law in July of 2020 and since then has been involved in the litigation, mediation, arbitration, trial and/or settlement of multiple, complex multi-million dollar cases. Attorney DePillis grew up in northeastern Pennsylvania and attended the University of Scranton. During her undergrad, she was in the Honors Program and graduated summa cum laude . She attended Boston College Law School, where she was the recipient of multiple advocacy awards. Attorney DePillis was named in the Best Lawyers in America publication for the “Personal Injury – Plaintiffs” category. Attorney DePillis is admitted to practice before all Pennsylvania Courts as well as the United States Court for the Middle District. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. Her deep commitment to her clients and the legal community is evident in her recent professional engagements and honors: April 2023 - Guest speaker alongside Joseph A. Quinn, Jr., Esquire at the NEPATLA Seminar: Lessons Learned in Overcoming Challenges in Two Major Cases. April 2024 - Appointed to Board of Directors for the Northeastern PA Trial Lawyers Association (NEPATLA). April 2024 - Co-Guest speaker with Jerry P. Roscoe, Esquire on Settlement Strategy and Mediation at Temple Law/Temple University Health System’s LLM Wraparound Program for Medical Malpractice Trial Advocacy. Attorney DePillis and her husband, Mark, reside in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and have three children. KDePillis@hkqlaw.com (570) 287-3000, Ext. 1199 Medical Malpractice Car Accidents Elevator Accidents Areas of Practice No One Will Work Harder For You. ®

Ryan M. Molitoris Attorney < Back Ryan M. Molitoris is an attorney on Hourigan, Kluger, & Quinn Law’s Personal Injury Team. Attorney Molitoris provides legal counsel to personal injury clients throughout northeastern Pennsylvania , focusing on medical malpractice, premises liability and motor vehicle accidents. Attorney Molitoris was born and raised in Plains, PA, where he currently resides with his wife, Sara. He graduated from the University of Scranton with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Philosophy and a minor in History. Attorney Molitoris pursued his legal career at Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, PA, graduating magna cum laude in the top 10% of his class and served as the Executive Managing Editor for its Law Review. Attorney Molitoris served as Staff Attorney in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Pro-Se Office for the Honorable Sylvia Rambo and Yvette Kane where he handled pro-se federal and state prisoner cases. He worked as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Edwin M. Kosik, where he drafted opinions and orders relevant to civil, criminal and social security cases. Attorney Molitoris was a sole practitioner, focusing on commercial litigation, employment law, personal injury, premises liability, family law and criminal law. Attorney Molitoris is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Luzerne County Bar Association, and the Federal Middle District of Pennsylvania. He is the past President of Wyoming Seminary Alumni Council and a proud member of the Plains Lions Club. He also serves on the Wyoming Commemorative Association, which puts on an observance of the Battle of Wyoming every July Fourth. RMolitoris@hkqlaw.com (570) 287-3000, Ext. 1185 Medical Malpractice Dangerous or Defective Products Slip & Fall - Premise Liability Areas of Practice No One Will Work Harder For You. ®

Michelle M. Quinn Attorney < Back Attorney Michelle M. Quinn has spent nearly 30 years handling complex personal injury claims, including medical malpractice, product liability, truck accidents, car accidents, underinsured/uninsured motorist claims, and insurance bad faith. She joined Hourigan, Kluger, & Quinn’s Personal Injury Team straight out of law school and is now a member of its Executive Committee. Attorney Quinn graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dickinson College with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1991. She received her law degree from Villanova University Law School in 1994. While in law school, she was a member of the Moot Court Team and was a semifinalist in the school’s client counseling competition. Most recently, Attorney Quinn has been named Products Liability Lawyer of the Year (click here for more), as well as Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year (click here for more). Additionally, she has been named a Lawyer on the Fast Track by The Legal Intelligencer and The Pennsylvania Law Weekly. She also received the Northeastern Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association’s first annual Lawrence W. Roth Award “in recognition of her outstanding commitment to NEPTLA, her compassion for clients, and exemplary character.” She has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer and has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer. She has also been included in Woodward-White’s edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” and has been named by the American Society of Legal Advocates as a Top 100 Litigation Lawyer in the state of Pennsylvania. Attorney Quinn is passionate about representing the injured, and she is just as passionate about her involvement with HKQ Kids, a child advocacy organization created by Hourigan, Kluger, & Quinn Law to promote education and awareness about safety issues affecting children. Since its start in 2005, HKQ Kids has given away thousands of free bicycle helmets to area children and has also sponsored lead screening, sports safety training, water safety training, CPR and First Aid training, cheerleading safety training, swimming safety training, and babysitter training courses. MQuinn@hkqlaw.com (570) 287-3000, Ext. 1112 Medical Malpractice Car Accidents Truck Accidents Dangerous or Defective Products Insurance Disputes Unsafe Vehicles Areas of Practice No One Will Work Harder For You. ®

The families of two young Susquehanna County men, electrocuted while installing a new roof on a house, received nearly a $30-million settlement after trial had commenced.

Attorneys Joseph A. Quinn, Jr., Michelle M. Quinn, Michael A. Lombardo IlI, and Kathleen Quinn DePillis successfully represented two (2) Northeastern Pennsylvania families who received a $25 Million Dollar settlement from a national contracting company whose driver recklessly disregarded a stop sign and caused severe injuries to the two (2) victims.

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