Emma Quinn-Judge focuses her litigation practice on appeals, criminal defense, and employment law. She has obtained excellent results for her clients including a nearly $10.9 million jury verdict for her client in a race discrimination and retaliation case against the City of Boston (now on appeal).
Emma was selected for the 2017 Top Women of the Law list by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Emma has been selected to the Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers each year since 2015 and is listed in Best Lawyers of America. She has also been awarded the highest possible rating for professional excellence in litigation – AV Preeminent – by Martindale-Hubbell.
Emma is a zealous advocate for clients and works hard to obtain outstanding results, whether at trial or by resolving a case before trial.
- Yale Law School
- J.D. (2005)
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- Middlebury College
- B.A. (1998)
- Honors: summa cum laude
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- Attorney
- Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein LLP
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- Partner 2016-Present
- Clerk
- Hon. Rosemary S. Pooler, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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- Clerk
- Hon. Michael A. Ponsor, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
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- Tawdry or Corrupt? McDonnell Fails to Draw a Clear Line for Federal Prosecution of State Officials
- Cato Supreme Court Review
- With "Laltaprasad" case, SJC on verge of "momentous decision"
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- Dismantling Barriers to Women's Equality in the Workplace, 10th Anniversary Fair Housing and Civil Rights Conference
- 2016
- Defining Pretext in Discrimination Cases and Hot Topics in Punitive Damages, Employment Law Spring Symposium
- 2016
- Charting a Successful Course in Retaliation Cases, Reining in Retaliation & Winning Whistleblower Cases
- 2016
- Analysis of McDonnell v. United States, The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue
- 2016
- Recent Employment Case Law from the SJC and Supreme Court, The Supremes: Employment Cases of the U.S. Supreme Court and SJC
- 2016
- Top Women of the Law
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- AV Preeminent Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers, Employment Law
- Best Lawyers
- 2018, 2019
- Rising Star
- Superlawyers
- 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Judicial Nominations Committee, First Circuit Representative
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- Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
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- MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
- Member
- Current
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- Massachusetts
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- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- English: Spoken, Written