Joseph F. Trinity

PRIMARY AREA OF PRACTICE

Mr. Trinity's primary area of concentration is personal injury litigation. He is a Certified Civil Trial attorney, a certification awarded by the Supreme Court of New Jersey to attorneys after rigorous testing and demonstration of experience in handling and trying complex cases. Only one percent of New Jersey lawyers are Certified Civil Trial attorneys.

He has successfully litigated a wide range of personal injury cases including matters arising from automobile and truck accidents, construction site accidents, and premises liability matters including fall down and dog-bite cases. He routinely handles matters involving traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries and toxic substance injuries.

Mr. Trinity also represents clients in real property disputes, disputes arising from contracts and other commercial matters.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Mr. Trinity has successfully handled numerous general liability and plaintiff personal injury matters through trial.

Mr. Trinity has also successfully litigated and tried numerous first party insurance coverage actions including matters involving the interpretation of automobile policies and fraud issues.

Mr. Trinity also routinely handles both federal and state court appeals, including a matter argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court involving interpretation of the uninsured motorist clause present in New Jersey standard automobile insurance policies.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Mr. Trinity graduated magna cum laude from Seton Hall University in 1984 with a B.A. in English after having obtained Dean's List First Honors for all semesters. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University Law School in 1987. He is admitted to the bars of New Jersey, Federal District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial attorney.

After graduating law school in 1987, Mr. Trinity was employed in Livingston, New Jersey where he specialized in the defense of multi-hundred million dollar environmental insurance coverage actions on behalf of Lloyds of London.

In 1991, Mr. Trinity joined Gebhardt & Kiefer as an associate with his practice focusing primarily on the litigation of personal injury matters. Mr. Trinity became a partner in 1998.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

Mr. Trinity is Vice President of the Hunterdon County Bar Association and a member of the New Jersey Defense Association.