New England School of Law, J.D., 1985
American University, B.S., 1982
Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1985
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1998
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2004
Supreme Court of the United States, 2018
A practicing lawyer for more than 30 years, Trish Giordano represents individuals throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania who have been injured by medical malpractice. A seasoned trial attorney, Trish litigates cases against healthcare providers on an assortment of claims, from birth defects arising out of the mismanagement of a woman’s labor and delivery to severe and permanent injuries caused by delays in diagnosis or treatment. Trish also lectures to other attorneys on medical malpractice and related topics. She has authored numerous appellate briefs and has argued before the New Jersey and Pennsylvania appellate courts.
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Since 2013, Trish has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters. Additionally, she was also honored as a Top 100 Pennsylvania Civil Plaintiff Trial Attorney by the National Trial Lawyers. Trish was also awarded an AV Preeminent Peer Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating. In recognition of her accomplishments in law school, she was awarded a scholarship from the Justinian Law Society of Massachusetts and received the Outstanding Achievement Award by the Student Bar Association.
Trish is active in the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) and serves on its Executive Committee. Trish has been co-chair of NJAJ’s Medical Malpractice Committee since 2013 and co-chair of several other committees since 2011. She is a member of NJAJ’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and a co-chair of its Women Trial Lawyers Caucus. In 2018, Trish was appointed by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner as the NJAJ representative to the New Jersey Supreme Court Women in the Courts Committee. Trish is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, the Philadelphia Bar Association, and the Camden County Bar Association.
A life-long resident of Camden County, Trish and her husband live in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Besides spending time with family and friends, Trish enjoys traveling, spinning, yoga and watching the Philadelphia Eagles.
Trish earned her law degree from the New England School of Law and is licensed to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as well as the federal courts located in the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. She earned her undergraduate degree from American University.
New England School of Law, J.D., 1985
American University, B.S., 1982
Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1985
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1998
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2004
Supreme Court of the United States, 2018
Supreme Court of New Jersey’s Women in the Courts Committee
Representative for New Jersey Association for Justice, 2018 – Present
New Jersey Association for Justice
Executive Committee, Immediate Past President, 2024 – 2025
Executive Committee, President, 2023 – 2024
Executive Committee, President-Elect, 2022 – 2023
Executive Committee, 1st Vice President, 2021 – 2022
Executive Committee, 2nd Vice President, 2020 – 2021
Executive Committee, 3rd Vice President, 2019 – 2020
Executive Committee, Treasurer, 2018 – 2019
Executive Committee, Secretary, 2017 – 2018
Executive Committee, Assistant Secretary, 2016 – 2017
Executive Committee, Parliamentarian, 2015 – 2016
Educational Foundation Trustee, 2018 – 2021, Chair 2022-2023
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, 2018 – Present
Board of Governors, 2010 – Present
Medical Malpractice Committee, Co-Chair, 2013 – Present
Women Trial Lawyers Caucus, Co-Chair, 2014 – Present
Nominating Committee, 2019 – Present
Boardwalk Seminar, Medical Malpractice Seminar, Co-Chair, 2013 – Present
Legislative Committee, Co-Chair 2022-2023
Public Relations Committee, Present
Long Range Planning Committee, Present
Resuming Jury Trials Committee, 2020
Boardwalk Program Co-Chair, 2016, 2018 – 2022
Membership Committee, 2020 – 2021
Meadowlands Seminar, Investigating Your Case: Thinking Outside of the Box, Co-Chair, Moderator and Presenter
Meadowlands Program Co-Chair, 2016
Meadowlands, E-Discovery + Ethics Seminar, Co-Chair, 2016
PAC Trustee, 2015 – 2018
American Asociation for Justice
Member, 2010 – Present
Camden County Bar Association
Member
Judicial & Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, 2016-Present, Co-Chair 2020-Present
Pennsylvania Association for Justice
Member
Philadelphia Bar Association
Member
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters, 2013 – Present
Top 50 Women in Pennsylvania, 2021 – Present
Gerald B. O’Connor Award
New Jersey Association for Justice, 2025
Woman Attorneys of the Year
New Jersey Law Journal, 2024
Top 100 Trial Lawyers Civil Plaintiff Category
National Trial Lawyers, 2014
Martindale-Hubbell
“AV” Preeminent rating
How to Maximize the Value of Med Mal Cases (and Pierce Charitable Immunity)
New Jersey Law Journal, May 6, 2021
Three Tips for Being an Ally to a Marginalized Attorney
In Brief, A Publication of the New Jersey Association for Justice, Inc., December 2020
Don’t Panic: 6 Pointers for Navigating the TCA in Medical Malpractice Cases
New Jersey Law Journal, May 6, 2020
Judicial Perspectives
Co-Chair, New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar, November 2024
Medical Malpractice
Co-Chair, Mock Trial Participant and Panelist, New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar, November 2024
Trial Academy
Co-Chair and Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar, November 2024
The Business Case for Diversity: The Basics – Defining Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Key Business/Professional Drivers
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, April 2024
DAMAGES: Wrongful Death – Proving and Arguing Pre-Impact Terror Damages
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, April 2024
Increased Fee Applications
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, April 2024
From Pandemic to Endemic: Understanding How COVID has Changed the Practice of Obstetrics and Obstetric Malpractice
American Conference Institute’s Obstetric Malpractice Claims Conference, October 2023
Adding Value to Your Medical Malpractice Cases by Piercing Charitable Immunity Cap
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, April 2022
Virtual Reality: Work/Life Balance in a “Post Pandemic” World
Panelist, New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, April 2022
Virtual Reality: Practice in a “Post Pandemic” World
Panelist, New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, April 2022
Educating the Court: A Toolkit for Motions in Limine and Objections at Trial
Panelist, New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, April 2022
Creating Allyship in the Practice
New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar, 2021
Perfecting Plaintiff Portraits
Co-Chair/Course Planner, New Jersey Association for Justice, August 2020
Medical Malpractice Program
Ethics Panelist, New Jersey Association for Justice, August 2020
Unconscious Bias: Impact and Opportunity for Attorneys
Program Co-Chair and Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice, November 21, 2019
Investigating Your Case: Thinking Outside the Box
Program Co-Chair, Moderator and Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice, November 20, 2019
Investigating Your Case: Thinking Outside of the Box
New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar, 2019
Corporate Negligence: How to Increase the Value of a Claim
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Medical Malpractice Program, 2019
Top Ten Torts
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Personal Injury Program, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Trial of a Civil Case: Practical Tips and Demonstrations
“Using Direct Examination to Build Your Case,” Feldman Shepherd CLE, 2019
Supersize Your Verdicts: Creative Tips for Maximizing Jury Verdicts
“Using a Plaintiff’s Documentary Film to Maximize Recovery,” Feldman Shepherd CLE, 2018
Capping the USA’s Liability in NJ Federal Torts Claim Act Cases
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Medical Malpractice Program, 2017
Opening Statements, Mock Trial of an Anesthesia Case
New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Program, Medical Malpractice Seminar, 2016
Motions in Limine
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Medical Malpractice Program, 2016
Maximizing Your Client’s Recovery in Personal Injury Cases from Investigation Through Trial
“Identifying the Deep Pocket Before Filing the Complaint,” Feldman Shepherd CLE, 2015
Deposing the Defendant: How to Prepare & What to Expect
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Medical Malpractice Program, 2015
Building a Damage Case on the Pediatric Traumatic Brian Injury
New Jersey Association for Justice, Four Concurrent Seminars, 2015
Obstetrical Malpractice: A Case Study on Overcoming Defendant’s Objections to Opinion Questions & Questions about the Electronic Fetal Monitor Using the Audit Trail in Obstetrical Cases
Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2014
Winning Strategies: Making the Most of First Impressions
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Seminar, Program Co-Chair, 2014
Federal Tort Claims Act
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Medical Malpractice Program, 2014
Ethical Issues in Medical Malpractice Cases
New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar, Medical Malpractice Program, 2013
Relation Back Doctrine
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Medical Malpractice Program, 2013
Creative Lawyering from Investigation Through Verdict: Part 2
Feldman Shepherd CLE, 2012
Use of Medical Literature on Cross-Examination
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Medical Malpractice Program, 2012
The Dreaded Expert: Doing Your Homework Before the Deposition
New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar, Medical Malpractice Program, 2011
Co-Chair of the NJAJ Thanksgiving Turkey Drive
(collecting donations for New Jersey’s food banks), 2012 – Present
Volunteer at the Camden County Bar Foundation “Breakfast with Santa” and other community service projects
2015 – Present
Philadelphia Bar Association, Judicial Commission Investigator
2013, 2015, 2017
