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Quintin Lindsmith is a partner in and former chair of the Bricker & Eckler litigation group. His representation of clients includes commercial litigation matters, including class actions defense, insurance product ligitation, estates and trusts, health care, construction, banking, and election law litigation.
Representative Experience
Coordinating and leading twenty-six separate litigation matters challenging statewide initiative petitions (Drug Lobby Plays Hardball with States, The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2003, p. A4)
Successfully prosecuted $2.4 million arbitration claim recovering all damages requested, plus attorney fees, plus interest on behalf of national construction client
Lead trial attorney for Chapter 7 Trustee of regional trucking firm and successfully securing $2.3 million judgment against former shareholders who received funds from complex leveraged buyout
Successfully defended bank president in $28 million lawsuit following four-week jury trial
Successfully secured jury verdict in rural community in favor of institutional trustee recovering over $300,000 in trust funds which had been mistakenly distributed
Successful defense jury verdict where plaintiff had sought collection of $2 million debt instrument
Successful defense jury verdict following two-week trial in favor of real estate brokerage firm in seven-figure dispute
Successful defense jury verdict in favor of large manufacturer in rural community in a six-figure contract dispute
Member of trial team in DeRolph v. State of Ohio, which resulted in State commencing $12 billion school construction program
Retained as special litigation counsel for the debtors in the bankruptcy cases of National Century Financial Enterprises, Inc. (November, 2002), a $3.3 billion bankruptcy matter
Successfully represented widow in securing removal of five trustees from $90 million trust where the trustees had inserted themselves into the estate plan of the decedent and successfully placing institutional trustee as successor trustee
Participate as special counsel to Official Committee of Tort Claimants' Committee in bankruptcy case of Dow Corning Corporation, assisting in various matters, including the formation and testing of a trial protocol for estimating tort claims in this multi-billion dollar mass tort bankruptcy case
Represents hospitals and doctors' groups, including successful representation of hospital in defending against attempted takeover
Defend principals of bankrupt public company in $175 million bondholder securities action
Community and Professional Activities
Member, Columbus, Ohio State, Federal, and American Bar Associations
Admitted to practice before Ohio Supreme Court, United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Publications and Recognitions
Loss Prevention in the Boardroom published in The Corporate Board, January, 2001
Presenter at Ohio Hospital Association Annual Meeting, Qui Tam Litigation in Healthcare,2003
Presenter at Columbus Chapter Federal Bar Association Trial Advocacy Seminar, 2003
Listed in Ohio Super Lawyers 2004-2008
Presenter at Columbus Chapter Federal Bar Association Seminar, Post-Trial Motions in the Sixth Circuit,” 2004
Education
The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, Phi Kappa Phi, 1981; J.D. 1984).
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