Mr. Trombly is a civil trial attorney whose practice is limited to catastrophic injury litigation on behalf of injured persons and their families in state and federal courts. Licensed in the District of Columbia and in Maryland, he is ranked AV (the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards) by Martindale Hubbell,  the oldest organization  in the United States involved in peer review evaluations of attorneys. He is included in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward White Publishing Co.) and is designated one of the District of Columbia's Super Lawyers by Law & Politics magazine. Mr. Trombly has also been selected as a member of The Academy of Trial Advocacy, a national organization with membership by invitation only, limited to attorneys who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to serving catastrophically injured people. A 1973 graduate of Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America, where he was a member of the Law Review, Mr. Trombly earned his undergraduate degree at  George Washington University (A.B. 1970).

BAR ADMISSIONS

Maryland Bar, 1973; District of Columbia Bar, 1975. Also admitted to the United States District Courts and the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals for those jurisdictions. Admitted to the United States Supreme Court, 1978.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Teaching and Lecturing

Speaker, "Economics of Contingent Fee Cases," Georgetown University Law Center Continuing Legal Education Program, 1982; Speaker, "Motor Vehicle Torts in the District of Columbia," D.C. Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, 1992; Speaker, "Communication, The Key to Litigation in the 90s- Settlement of Injury Cases," D.C. Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, 1994; Moderator, Panel on Expert Witnesses, D.C. Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, 1995; Presenter and co-author of CLE materials, "The Pit Bull Deposition," Georgetown University Law Center Continuing Legal Education Seminar, "Winning Discovery and Trial Techniques from Winning Lawyers", 1995; Moderator and Presenter, "Plaintiff's Tort Practice in the 90's", D.C. Injury to Persons and Property Section, 1996; "Uncivil Depositions, Adding Insult to (Personal) Injury", Presentation, D.C. Bar Annual Convention, 1997; Speaker, "Nuts and Bolts of Automobile Negligence Claims", Washington College of Law, American University, 1997; Participant, Mock Trial of a Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, ATLA National Convention, Washington, D.C.,1998; Moderator, American Board of Trial Advocates, Masters in Trial Program, New Orleans, LA, 1998; Speaker, "Arguing Damages in Tough Cases", D.C. Trial Lawyers Association. 1998; Speaker, American University Law School/TLA Annual Nuts & Bolts Auto Seminar, 1999; Speaker, Demonstrative Evidence Seminar, American University Law School, 2001; Speaker, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, "Hired Guns Seminar on Defense Experts, Baltimore, MD, 2001; Speaker, D.C. Bar Program, "Preparing for Trial in the Serious Personal Injury Case", 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003; Speaker, "Creative use of Demonstrative Evidence", D.C. Trial Lawyers Seminar, American University Law School, 2003; Speaker, D.C. Bar/ D.C. TLA joint seminar "Case Selection in Automobile Tort Cases", 2004; Speaker, "Advanced Personal Injury Procedures for the Experienced Litigation Paralegal", 2004, Institute for Paralegal Studies, Washington, DC.; Speaker,  2008, D.C. TLA Annual Seminar at George Washington University  Law Center, Settlement Techniques in Automobile Cases.

Bar Association Activities

The District of Columbia Bar (Elected to Steering Committee of Section on Injury to Persons and Property, 1995; Co Chair, 1996-1997; Section on Litigation; previously elected to Steering Committee of Law Office Management Section); Co-author of 1996 revisions to the chapter on Handling Personal Injury Cases, D.C. Practice Manual (D.C. Bar Publications); Digested Opinions of the Honorable Charles R. Richey for The District Court Digest; Delegate, District of Columbia Judicial Conference, 1995, 1998, 1999; Moderator, District of Columbia Superior Court Annual Bench & Bar Meeting, 1998; Mentor Attorney, Bread for the City Legal Clinic, D.C. Bar Pro-bono project, 2001-present.

Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Member of Review Panel for 1996-97 Revisions of Standardized Civil Jury Instructions for the District of Columbia.

Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Special Recognition Award 1990; Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1990; Treasurer, 1990-91; Secretary, 1991-92; Vice President 1992-93; President-Elect 1993-94; President 1994-95; President, Trial Lawyers Foundation, 1995-1996; Co-chair, Anti-Solicitation Committee, 2001- present; Co-Chair, Ethics Committee, 2009-present; Member, Legislative Committee, 2006- present; Member, Public Education Committee, 2006-2008; Trustee, D.C. Legal Political Action Committee, 2008-present.

American Association for Justice (formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), (Sustaining Member; Member, Standing Committee on Public Education, 1993-1996; Sections: Product Liability, Professional Negligence, Motor Vehicles and Premises Liability; Member, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group; Fellow, National College of Advocacy).

American Bar Association (Section on Litigation; Member, Committee on Trial Evidence; Member, Committee on Product Liability); Guest reviewer April/May 2007 issue of Law Practice Magazine, "How to Build and Manage a Personal Injury Practice, 2nd Ed".

American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member, District of Columbia Chapter; Treasurer, 2004-2005; President 2006-2010); Master, George Washington American Inn of Court (1993-2000); Panel Attorney, National Victim Center; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists; Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; Maryland State Bar Association: Volunteer Arbitrator, District of Columbia Superior Court, (1993-present), and Circuit Court for Prince Georges County, Maryland, (1996-present).

Other

Appointed in 2003 as a Special Master by the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in the cases of Boulos v. Islamic Republic of Iran, and Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran (Beirut, Lebanon Marine barracks bombing cases).

Testified on behalf of the D.C. Trial Lawyers Association before the District of Columbia Council in support of The District of Columbia Vehicle Enforcement act of 2006 (requiring proof of auto insurance in D.C. motor vehicles); in support of The White Collar Insurance Fraud Prosecution Enhancement Amendment Act of 2006 (advocating pro-consumer and pro-privacy legislation that limits solicitation of victims of auto accidents and dissemination of police accident reports in the District of Columbia), testimony which was cited at length by the District of  Columbia Court of Appeals, in Bergman v District of Columbia, et al, Case # 08-cv 859, decided January 14, 2010), in which a decision of the Superior Court holding the statute to be constitutional was affirmed; and in opposition to The Jury Trial Improvement Act of 2006 (testifying against the reduction of peremptory challenges in criminal jury trials in the District of Columbia).

Volunteer Attorney, Kerry/Edwards Campaign, Adams County Democratic Party- Election Day, 2004, Gettysburg, PA.  Volunteer, Obama/Biden Get Out the Vote Effort, Sterling, VA, Election Day, 2008.

Author of Conjuring and the Courtroom; All I needed to know about trying cases I learned by doing magic shows published in  Law and Magic, A Collection of Essays (Carolina Academic Press, 2010).

Author of "Curb Their Enthusiasm," an article about addressing client expectations in the current civil justice environment, published in TRIAL, June, 2009.

Mr. Trombly is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

In addition to his own private practice, Mr. Trombly has been privately retained to serve as an arbitrator and mediator of civil disputes.