Jim Quadra is a trial attorney and a founding partner at Quadra & Coll. Mr. Quadra has extensive litigation experience in cases involving complex business disputes, unfair business practices, civil rights, real estate, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, employment disputes and class actions. He has tried many cases in state and federal courts. He also serves as outside general counsel for various companies. Mr. Quadra is fluent in Spanish and handles cases involving coordination with counsel in Spanish-speaking countries.

Prior to founding Quadra & Coll, Mr. Quadra was the managing partner of Calvo, Fisher & Jacob from 2010 until 2012. Before joining Calvo, Fisher & Jacob, Mr. Quadra was a name partner in the San Francisco law firm of Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra for 12 years. Before founding Moscone, Emblidge & Quadra, he was the Chief of General Litigation at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, where he supervised approximately 30 deputy city attorneys involved in a full range of civil litigation on behalf of San Francisco. Before becoming a deputy city attorney, Mr. Quadra was an associate at the law firms of Severson Werson and Gray, Cary, Ames Frye, where he specialized in commercial litigation and bankruptcy law.

Mr. Quadra has handled cases that have drawn national attention. He has been interviewed by and quoted in the National Law Journal, the Recorder, the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Examiner, Palo Alto Online, the Sacramento Observer, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the New York Post, among other publications. He has also been interviewed by ABC News, CBS News, Univision and multiple additional television news segments. He has appeared on Larry King Live, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, and the Glenn Beck Program.