BAR ADMISSIONS

Maryland Bar, 1973; District of Columbia Bar, 1975. Also admitted to the United States District Courts and the United States Circuit Courts 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, April 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, Traumatic Brain Injuries, ATLA National Convention, Washington, D.C. ,1998; Moderator, ABOTA Masters in Trial Program, New Orleans, LA, 1998; Speaker, "Arguing Damages in Tough Cases", D.C. Trial Lawyers Association. 1998; Speaker, American U. Law School/TLA Annual Nuts & Bolts Auto Seminar, 1999; Speaker, Demonstrative Evidence Seminar, American U. Law School, 2001; Speaker, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, "Hired Guns," seminar on defense experts, Baltimore, MD, April 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 U. 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.

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, D.C. 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 D.C. Civil Jury Instructions.

Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Recipient, 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; Member Legislative Committee, 2006- present; Member, public Education Committee, 2006-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, Premises Liability; Fellow, ATLA National College of Advocacy).

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

American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member, D.C. Chapter; Treasurer, 2004-2005; President 2006-2007); 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, D.C. Superior Court, (1993-present), and Circuit Court for Prince Georges County, Maryland, (1996-present).

Other

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

Testified before the D.C. 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 would limit solicitation of victims of auto accidents in the District of Columbia); and in opposition to the Jury Trial Improvement Act of 2006 (opposing the reduction of preemptory challenges in criminal jury trials in the District of Columbia).

Designated one of the 19 D.C. based personal injury "Super Lawyers" in Law & Politics, March 25, 2007.

Volunteer Attorney, Kerry/Edwards Campaign, Adams County Democratic Party- Election Day, 2004, Gettysburg, PA

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

Brain Injury

Product Liability

Inadequate Building Security

Premises Liability

Police Brutality

Wrongful Death