Mark Trimble

Biography

Mr. Trimble has been a partner then shareholder at our firm since 1996. Mark’s practice focuses on litigation which includes insurance defense, products liability, business matters and construction disputes. He has a very active trial practice in which he has tried over 175 jury trials. At one point, he won 72 consecutive jury trials. He has won over 95% of his jury trials. Mark has fostered an aggressive approach to trial preparation by developing a mutually agreed to strategy with each client for each case. This success has been achieved while attempting to minimize the cost to the client.

Born: Urbana, Ohio

Bar Admission: 1990 Supreme Court of Ohio 1990 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 2005 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 2009 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 2012 U.S. Supreme Court

Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S.B.A., 1983) University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1990)

Member: Toledo Bar Association (1990+), TBA Grievance Committee (1992 – 1994); Ohio State Bar Association; American Bar Association (1990+), Litigation Section; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (1990+); Toledo Claims Association (1993+); Defense Research Institute (1996+); Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (2010+).

Speaker: Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention 2000, an analysis of the Scott Pontzer decision; National Business Institute Law Review Series, “Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Ohio,” 1999; National Business Institute Seminar, “Adjusting the Automobile Injury Claim in Ohio,” 2001 and 2002; Ohio Association of Trial Lawyers, “The Defendant’s Perspective”; 2004; Toledo Bar Association, “Trial Tips for the Practitioner,” 2005; Ohio Judicial Conference, “The Defense Perspective on Tort Reform,” 2005; Toledo Bar Association Common Pleas Court Committee’s Seminar “Trial Techniques II,” 2005; Tactics and Strategies for Preparation and Trial of the Ohio Soft Tissue Injury Case, 2005; PANO; “The Effect of Robinson v. Bates,” 2007; University of Toledo Paralegal Studies; “Evaluating Personal Injury Claims,” 2008; Ohio Joint Insurance Fraud Seminar; “Fair Claims Reporting Act,” 2010, NSPII Conference 2011 “Weather to Use or Not to Use an IME.”

Publications: Co-Author: Monograph, “Ohio Living Will and Durable Power-of-Attorney for Health Care, A Practical Analysis for Hospitals and Providers.”

Concentrations: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Products Liability, including Drug and Medical Device Defense; Corporate Litigation; Employment Litigation; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Banking and Foreclosure Law.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: OH