PAUL S. Quinn is special counsel for Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney PC in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in federal government relations.
Prior to joining Buchanan, Quinn provided policy and strategic advice to many senators, including Edward Kennedy, and served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1956-1958.
Quinn was the 2005 recipient of the Irish Peace and Culture Award from the American Ireland Fund, where he sits on the board of directors. He also founded the fund’s annual gala fundraiser in Washington.
Quinn chairs the American Advisory Board of the Smurfit Graduate School of Business at University College Dublin.
A Rhode Island native, he attended Providence College and received a law degree from Georgetown University.
All four of Quinn's grandparents hailed from Ireland, and he enjoys dual citizenship. His paternal grandfather was from Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, and his maternal grandmother was from Belfast.
On his mother's side his grandfather was born in Waterford and his grandmother in Drumlish, Co. Longford.
Quinn and his wife, Denise, have two children and two grandchildren.

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