
Mark Troutman
Mark Troutman is dedicated to vindicating the rights of consumers against corporate misdeeds. He has led class action efforts on behalf of plaintiffs across the country, battling some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated companies.
Mark has been appointed to leadership roles in many of his complex litigation cases. Mark currently serves as Special Counsel for the Ohio Attorney General in bringing claims against five of the country’s largest pharmaceutical companies alleging misrepresentations and deceptive marketing that have caused the nation’s current devastating opioid crisis.
As lead counsel in a consumer class action against Porsche, Mark achieved a $45 million settlement for the class. Previously, Mark has been lead counsel in a consumer class action against a fitness chain, and co-lead counsel in a class action claiming improper deductions from royalty payments to lessors of a major oil and gas operator.
Before joining Gibbs Law Group, Mark co-led the class action practice group of a leading Ohio firm. Mark has been honored as a top plaintiff-side Class Action Litigator by the Best Lawyers in America and as a Rising Star by Ohio Super Lawyers. He has co-authored the leading guide on Ohio Consumer Law for more than 10 years and he continues to help advance the Ohio plaintiffs bar as a member of the Ohio Association for Justice.
Mark is admitted to practice law in Ohio.
You did a wonderful job of making me feel relaxed and ready in preparing me for the deposition today. . . . Mark, your patience and professionalism are both truly of the highest tiers.
- John H.
Best Lawyers in America for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Plaintiffs
Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2012-2018
- J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2003
- B.A., summa cum laude, The Ohio State University, 2000
- Co-Chair, American Association for Justice's Class Action Law Group
- 2nd Year Director and Co-Chair, Class Actions/Consumer Law, Central Ohio Association for Justice
- American Association For Justice, Political Action Committee, Evergreen Committee and Judiciary Committee
- Ohio Association for Justice, AAJ Delegate
- Public Justice Foundation
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Columbus Bar Association
Class Action Section/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Section CLE Program, Moderator
American Association for Justice Annual Convention
July 16, 2023
Mass Torts: Settlements
Mass Torts Made Perfect
October 13, 2021
Litigation with Technology
American Association for Justice, Class Action Law Group CLE
July 14, 2021
Co-Author, Ohio Consumer Law
Lexis Publishing
2009-2020
Nuts and Bolts of Class Certification—Class Definitions, Damages Models, and Trial Plans
American Association for Justice, Class Action Law Group CLE
December 6, 2018
Vetting & Preparing Plaintiffs
Class Action Mastery Conference
May 10, 2018