J. Mark Trimble
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
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+); Council on Litigation Management (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.