Patricia “Pat” J. Trombetta, a partner in Smith, Rolfes & Skavdahl’s Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky office, focuses her practice on insurance. She spends her days working in the insurance defense and insurance investigation fields, and is actively involved in firm marketing and management. Ms. Trombetta has successfully defended a wide array of cases ranging from coverage issues to bad faith, including, but not limited to, intentional torts, building risks, and significant personal injury cases. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Trombetta worked as an in-house subrogation attorney and as a claims litigation attorney. Her extensive insurance background lends Ms. Trombetta to frequently speak and write on insurance law issues.
Ms. Trombetta has been a DRI member for several years, and joined WITL and the Publications subcommittee during the 2010 Annual Meeting. She is co-editor in chief of WITL’s first e-book, Women Rainmakers: Roadmap to Success, scheduled for publication in October in time for distribution at the Annual Meeting. Ms. Trombetta is also a member of DRI’s Insurance Law, Lawyers’ Professionalism and Ethics, and Trial Tactics Committees.
Ms. Trombetta is a member of the Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Washington D.C., and West Virginia bars, and is admitted to practice in all federal courts in those States. She is also a Certified Litigation Management Professional through the Litigation Management Institute, and volunteers as an Arbitrator for Hamilton County Common Pleas Court-administered arbitration services. Ms. Trombetta further serves her community by volunteering time to Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky, volunteering pro bono services in both Butler and Hamilton Counties, and serves as a mentor to newly admitted attorneys through the Supreme Court of Ohio Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program.
Beyond her legal career, Ms. Trombetta takes great pride in her family. She and her husband have been married for more than 35 years. She has two adult sons who live in different states, and she remains active in their lives by texting and speaking with them daily. She is also very close with her mother and brother, both of whom also live out of state. Most importantly, Ms. Trombetta does remember to take time for herself, and will happily engage in “retail therapy” if the opportunity presents itself.