Profile
Taylor English allows me to practice and bill from the viewpoint of the client – seeking success with fairness in every engagement.
Henry M. Quillian III nationally litigates, arbitrates and solves commercial disputes in the construction, real estate, insurance, intellectual property and general business sectors. He was voted by peers as a Top 100 lawyer for seven consecutive years in Georgia Super Lawyers’ poll and has been selected since 1997 as one of Georgia’s Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine. From 2013 to 2016, he was selected for the "Best Lawyers in America." He is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell®.
Mr. Quillian has a depth of knowledge in the construction industry that he regularly uses to benefit contractors, owners and subcontractors and he has chaired the Atlanta Bar Association Construction Law Section. A Duke University engineering-educated patent lawyer, he also litigates trademark, patent, trade secret misappropriation and personal injury product liability cases. He has successfully handled antitrust, insurance coverage, marble mining, RICO, shareholder rights and covenant not-to-compete cases. He has served the Federal Bar Association as national general counsel, as Atlanta Chapter president and as National Younger Lawyers chair.
Mr. Quillian has succeeded in handling multimillion-dollar litigation across the nation and internationally, including many cases with numerous parties. He also acts as a mediator and arbitrator providing services through Bay Mediation & Arbitration Services LLC.
Mr. Quillian is an elder of Northwest Presbyterian Church and a Scoutmaster. He married in 1985 and is a father of two.
Memberships
Atlanta Bar Association, Construction Section Chair, 2004-2005; Litigation Section; Intellectual Property Section
Federal Bar Association, National General Counsel, 1998-2000, Atlanta Chapter President, 1996-1997, National Younger Lawyers Chair, 1997-1998; Atlanta Chapter Executive Committee, 1989-2006; Atlanta Chapter Advisory Council, 2006-present, Member, 1988-present
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member, 1984-present
State Bar of Georgia, Intellectual Property Law Section, General Practice & Trial Law Section
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
Community Involvement
Phoenix District Merit Badge Clinic Chair 2010-2015
Assistant Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 197, 2007-present
Cubmaster, Boy Scouts of America, Pack 197, 2006
Elder of Northwest Presbyterian Church, 1994-1997 and 2004-2006
Practice Highlights
Experience
Represented Expanded Technologies, a leading manufacturer of expanded metals for the HVAC filter industry, in a suit for declaratory judgments of non-infringement, invalidity and unenforceability of patent held by competitor. The litigation resulted in in a favorable confidential settlement. Expanded Technologies, Inc. v. Wallner Tooling/Expac, Inc.
Newsroom
Speaking Engagements
- April 14, 2016
- February 22, 2016
- August 27, 2015
- "Georgia's Right to Repair Act and What it Means for Your Clients," ICLE Construction Law for the General PractitionerApril 14, 2015
- February 23, 2015
- "Construction Law for the General Practitioner," ICLE, Construction2014
- April 25, 2014
- "Starting a Lawsuit: The Whys and Wherefores of Required Procedure," ICLE GA Beginning Lawyers ProgramFebruary 25, 2014
- "AIA Construction Contracts," Lorman Education Services, Construction2013
- "Construction Law for the General Practitioner," ICLE, Construction2013
- February 25, 2013
- January 25, 2013
- Transition to the Practice of Law Seminar, State Bar of Georgia2012
- AIA Construction Contracts2012
- "Construction Law for the General Practicioner," Atlanta Bar Association, Construction2011
- "Construction Law for the General Practitioner," ICLE Georgia2009
- Moderator, Speaker, "Comparing AIA and ConsensusDOCs," Lorman Education Services2009
- "Comparing 2007 AIA Contracts to 1997 AIA Contracts," Lorman Education Services2007
- "Construction Law Through the Lens of the AIA Form Contracts," Lorman Education Services2004
Headlines
- August 17, 2016
- August 17, 2016
- January 6, 2016
- October 20, 2010
- October 16, 2010
News Releases
- August 15, 2016
- February 19, 2016
- December 1, 2015
- August 17, 2015
- February 20, 2015
- December 1, 2014
- August 18, 2014
- February 21, 2013
- December 5, 2012
- August 24, 2012
- February 28, 2012
- December 16, 2010
- March 4, 2010
- November 4, 2009
- July 31, 2009
Community Involvement
Services
Education
University of Georgia School of Law, JD, cum laude, 1988
Duke University, BSE, Mechanical Engineering, magna cum laude, 1985
Bar Admissions
Georgia
District of Columbia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Courts & Adjudicative Bodies
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Accolades
Litigation Counsel of America, 2015
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
"2013 Top Lawyer" in Construction and Intellectual Property, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers in America® 2013-2017
Georgia Super Lawyers Top 100 2009-2016
Georgia Trend Legal Elite, Intellectual Property 2007-2010, General Practice Trial Law 2012-2014, Construction/Real Estate 2015
Georgia Super Lawyers 2004-2016
America’s Top 100 Attorneys®, Lifetime Achievement, 2016