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Attorney Profiles

Tommie Ann Gibney
EDUCATION:	SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctorate SETON HALL UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
Admitted to Practice:	State and Federal Courts for New Jersey State and Federal Courts for Pennsylvania District of Columbia Supreme Court of the United States
Board Certification:	Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney (1997)
Area of Practice:	Representing Victims of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect and Other Significant Personal Injury Matters
Professional Associations:	Association of Trial Lawyers of America American Bar Association Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey Member of the Executive Committee, President Elect, 2007-2008 Member of the Executive Committee, Vice President, 2006-2007 Member of the Executive Committee, First Vice President, 2005-2006 Member of the Executive Committee, Third Vice President, 2004-2005 Member of the Executive Committee, Treasurer, 2003-2004 Member of the Executive Committee, Secretary 2002-2003 Member of Executive Committee, Parliamentarian 2001-2002 State Delegate 2000-2001 Member of the Board of Governors 1995 to Present Co-Chair, Membership Committee 1999 to 2004 Co-Chair, Seminars, Books & Publications Committee 2004-2005 Co-Chair, Women Trial Lawyer Caucus 2006-2008 Chair, Budget, Audit & Finance Committee 2004-2005 Member, Educational Foundation 1999 to present Member, Civil Practice Committee 1997 - 1998 Member, Briefs & Experts Committee 1992- 1993 New Jersey State Bar Association Member – Automobile Reparations Committee Burlington County Bar Association Camden County Bar Association Burlington County Bar Foundation Member/Officer, Board of Trustees 1997 - 2001
Court Committees and Board Memberships:	Co-Chair, Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County, “Best Practices” Implementation Committee, 2000 - 2001 Public Interest Law Center of New Jersey, Member, Board of Directors, 1997 - 1999
Seminars and Presentations:	“Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2008, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Litigation at Sunrise”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2008, Co-Chair and Moderator “Nursing Home Litigation ”, ATLA– NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2008, Co-Chair “Effectively Using Objections at Depositions and Trial”, NJICLE, April 2008, Moderator “Determining Coverage and Damages in UM/UIM Cases”, Camden County Bar Association, Speaker, March 2008 “Dream Team II: Trial of an Automobile Negligence Case”, ATLA-NJ, Speaker, February 2008 “Tax Aspects of Personal Injury Awards”, NJICLE, January 2008, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Civil Trial Preparation”, NJICLE Fall 2007, Skills and Methods Seminar, Panelist “Exposing Defense Medicine”, ATLA -NJ, May 2007, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Speaker “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Litigation at Sunrise”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007, Co-Chair and Moderator “Nursing Home Litigation ”, ATLA– NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007, Co-Chair “Trial Practice in the New Millennium: Fresh Ideas from a New Perspective”, ATLA-NJ, February 2007, Co-Chair and Moderator “New Jersey No-Fault/PIP Law”, NJICLE, December 2006, Program Coordinator and Moderator “New Jersey Civil Trial Preparation”, NJICLE November 2006, Program Chair and Moderator “The Definitive Guide for Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims in New Jersey”, National Business Institute, June 2006, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2006, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Litigation at Sunrise”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2006, Co-Chair and Moderator “Nursing Home Litigation ”, ATLA– NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2006, Co-Chair “Hot Tips in Torts”, ATLA-NJ, December 2005, Co Chair and Moderator “Civil Trial Preparation”, NJICLE Fall 2004, Skills and Methods Seminar, Panelist “How to Successfully Resolve the Automobile Injury Case in New Jersey”, National Business Institute, June 2005, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2005, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Litigation at Sunrise”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2005, Co-Chair and Moderator “Nursing Home Litigation ”, ATLA– NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2005, Co-Chair “Trying the Auto Case: Openings to Summations”, ATLA– NJ, February 2005, Co-Chair and Panelist “Civil Trial Preparation”, NJICLE Fall 2004, Skills and Methods Seminar, Panelist “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2004, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Litigation at Sunrise , ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2004, Co-Chair and Moderator “David Ball on Damages”, ATLA--NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2004, Moderator “Still Winning Auto Cases in 2004, ATLA-NJ, February 2004, Panelist. “A Practical Refresher on Litigating the New Jersey Auto Injury Case”, National Business Institute, November 2003, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist. “Civil Trial Preparation”, NJICLE Fall 2003, Skills and Methods Seminar, Panelist “Taxation Aspects of Lawsuits and Settlements”, NJICLE, NJSBA Annual Meeting, May 15, 2003, Panelist “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2003, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Litigation at Sunrise”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2003, Co-Chair and Moderator “Getting Justice in an Auto Case: First Interview to Verdict” ATLA – NJ February 2003, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Law of Damages: Maximizing Damages by Minimizing Your Risks”, ATLA – NJ December 2002, Co-Chair “Civil Trial Preparation”, NJICLE Fall 2002, Skills and Methods Seminar, Panelist “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2002, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Litigation at Sunrise”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2002, Co-Chair and Moderator “Making or Breaking the Expert Witness”, ATLA – NJ February 2002, Discovering the Achilles Heel of the Expert Witness, Co-Chair and Panelist “Hot Tips in Tort Law”, ATLA – NJ December 2001, Evidence: Hearsay, Spoliation and Other Issues, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Speaker “Civil Trial Preparation”, NJICLE Fall 2001, Skills and Methods Seminar, Panelist “Litigation at Sunrise”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2001, Co-Chair and Moderator “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2000, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Litigation at Sunrise”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2000, Co-Chair and Moderator “Civil Trial Preparation”, NJICLE Spring 2000, Skills and Methods Seminar, Panelist “Trial and Preparation of the Neck and Back Case”, ATLA – NJ October 1999, Co-Chair “Civil Trial Preparation”, NJICLE Fall 1999, Skills and Methods Seminar, Panelist “Basic Trial Academy”, ATLA – NJ Fall 1999, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Speaker “Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in New Jersey”, National Business Institute May 1999, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 1999, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Trustworthiness – Connecting with the Jury in the Injury Case”, ATLA – NJ December 1998, Co-Chair and Moderator “Basic Trial Academy”, ATLA – NJ Fall 1998, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Speaker “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 1998, Preparation of Seminar Materials “Civil Trial Preparation”, NJICLE Spring 1998, Skills and Methods Seminar, Panelist “Basic Trial Academy”, ATLA – NJ Fall 1997, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Speaker “Trying the Automobile Injury Case in New Jersey”, National Business Institute, October 1997, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 1997, Preparation of Seminar Materials “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 1996, Preparation of Seminar Materials “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 1995, Preparation of Seminar Materials “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 1994, Preparation of Seminar Materials “People’s Law School”, ATLA – NJ Fall 1994 ,Premises Liability, Liquor Laws and Social Host Liability, Speaker “People’s Law School”, ATLA – NJ, Spring 1993, Premises Liability, Liquor Laws and Social Host Liability, Speaker “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Boardwalk Seminar 1993, Preparation of Seminar Materials “Top Ten in Torts”, ATLA – NJ Annual Convention 1992, Preparation of Seminar Materials and Panelist
Published Articles:	“The Tax Aspects of Confidentiality Agreements”, AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Newsletter, Spring 2008 “The Tax Aspects of Confidentiality Agreements”, ATLA -NJ In Brief, February 2008 “Top Ten Torts: Cases to Watch in the Coming Year”, New Jersey Lawyer, April 14, 2003 “Making an Auto Case Look Like a Well-Scripted Play”, New Jersey Lawyer, April 28, 2003
Pro Bono Legal Activities:	Volunteer Attorney – Trial Lawyers Care/9-11 Volunteer Attorney – Hyacinth AIDS Foundation
Awards/Honors:	Profiled in “Women and Minorities in the Legal Profession”, New Jersey Law Journal, August 29, 2005, a special report highlighting high-achieving women and minority lawyers in New Jersey. “Super Lawyer”, New Jersey Magazine, 2008

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