A powerhouse lawyer whose combination of tireless work and a gift for putting others at ease helped him accrue an enviable portfolio of clients never sought credit for his contributions to the island.

Max Quin founded MLH Quin & Co in 1991 with his colleague Marcus Smith, assisted by Brenda Chambers and Patricia Colmet.

The team built the firm into a thriving practice specialising in corporate, trust and commercial legal services.

He was also the proprietor and principal of MQ Services Ltd, a corporate services firm, and Church Bay Trust Co Ltd, a licensed Bermuda trust company serving clients of MLH Quin & Co.

His company evolved into the law firm Wakefield Quin in 2001 after a merger. It has a more than 70 staff today.

Nick Hoskins, the managing director of Wakefield Quin, said: “Max was one of life’s great men and will be incredibly missed.

“He was a true believer in Bermuda as a jurisdiction and worked tirelessly over decades to attract international business to these shores.”

Mr Hoskins added: “He was humorous and approachable. What I always found striking was his ability to remember names of people he had not seen for years.

“He embodied the values and virtues most important to any lawyer: reliability, discretion and excellence.”

When Mr Quin retired from the firm in 2001, he founded the specialist property law firm Hamilton Legal.

He also made a prominent name for himself in the hedge fund world, serving on several major boards, and spent 13 years as an independent director on the board for LOM Financial, retiring in April of this year.

Mr Quin was a passionate sports fan and an avid golfer at Riddell’s Bay Golf Club.

He was proud of his invitation to join a short and exclusive list of honorary life members at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England.

Rod Forrest, a director at Wakefield Quin and senior counsel in the corporate department, said: “Max has been an integral part of Bermuda’s legal profession for more than 50 years.

“He never sought any kind of recognition of his contribution to Bermuda’s international business through any public office or otherwise.

“Max simply worked to attract clients and business to Bermuda that would be the envy of any offshore lawyer or law firm. He introduced work to his firm from the highest profile law firms, banks, financial institutions and wealthy families throughout the world — all of whom were happy to put their trust in him.

“He did this through a combination of tireless work and his personable demeanour. Max was the first person in the office each morning and was rarely away from his phone, advising his clients or developing his client relationships up to the time of his daily lunch appointments.”

Mr Forrest added: “He built a tremendous client following from all walks of life, whether it was multibillion hedge funds or a local air-conditioning contractor.”

Mr Quin was born in the village of Magheralin in County Down, Northern Ireland.

His father, the Reverend George Alderson Quin of the Church of Ireland, went on to become Bishop Quin of Down and Dromore from 1970 to 1980.

Law ran in the family. Mr Quin’s uncle on his mother’s side was a lawyer and became Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.

Mr Quin qualified as a barrister in England after pupillage at Lincoln’s Inn and went on to work at Pump Court Tax Chambers before moving to work as a tax lawyer in Kuwait.

He moved to the island in 1972 and hit the ground running as a corporate lawyer, swiftly amassing a loyal client following.

His younger brother, Charlie Quin, followed him to the island to practise law before moving to the Cayman Islands, where he also founded his own law business before being called to the bench of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Mr Quin was said to be deeply proud of his brother’s accomplishments.

Mr Forrest, who came to work for Mr Quin in 1996, said: “He made me feel at home right from the start.

“I worked for him for many years and in the later years he always said that he worked for me. That’s just his sense of humour.”

He added: “I worked with Max for nearly 30 years. It has been a privilege to do so and to learn from one of the greats of our profession.

“Max is survived by his wife, Annie, his beloved daughter, Catherine, and his two grandchildren.”

Maxwell Lowry Henry Quin, a top corporate lawyer who founded his own practice in Bermuda that ultimately merged to become Wakefield Quin, was born on April 27, 1944. He died in November 2025, aged 81