#34 Pamela S. Trout, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff.

Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work in civil jury trials.

In this episode I interview ABOTA member and outstanding plaintiff attorney Pamela A. Trout, Esq. who is the 2026 Vice President of the National ABOTA Foun dation and was the 2024 president of the Orange County ABOTA Chapter. Thanks for joining me!

Guest Resume: Pamela S. Trout, Esq.

Pamela S. Traut has 30 years of legal experience. She has practiced with Traut Injury Law since 2014, doing exclusively plaintiff's personal injury and medical malpractice cases. She is a former partner at an Orange County insurance defense firm, where she practiced for 18 years.

Pam was honored to be named the Orange County Women Lawyers' Association Attorney of the Year for 2025. She received the Angelo Palmieri Award for Civility from the Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court in 2017. In 2018, she was inducted into the Western State College of Law Hall of Fame. In 2022 - 2023, Pamela served as the President of the Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court. She is a member of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Orange County Women Lawyers Association, Orange County Bar Foundation Society of Fellows. California State Bar, Orange County Bar Association and past president of Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court.
 

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Pamela S. Traut, Esq. 
Traut Injury Law
5 Hutton Centre Dr Ste 700
Santa Ana, CA 92707-8783
Telephone: (714) 947-7000  
Email: pamela@trautinjurylaw.com
Web: https://www.trautinjurylaw.com 

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Monty is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association (2002), a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA (2014), a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, and a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards. He is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.


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Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee handling cases in the areas of Employment, Torts, Business, Insurance, Real Property and Trust and Estate/Probate. 
To easily schedule a matter view Monty's calendar on his website.
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I hope this episode helps you in your law practice and your civil jury trials! 


Do well and be well.


Best regards, 
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee
Host, the Trial Alchemy™ podcast
Publisher, California Case Summaries™
Email: monty@montymcintyre.com. Phone: (619) 990-4312