Thomas Fortune Fay

Thomas Fortune Fay has practiced law for 43 years. He is a member of the bar in Maryland and the District of Columbia. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the Rutgers School of Law at Newark his practice has included more than 51 reported cases in which he has appeared as lead counsel. He is a former President of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D. C. and in 2001 was named Trial Lawyer Of The Year by that organization for work done in establishing civil remedies for the victims of terrorism. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is a member of the Board of No Greater Love, Inc. Mr. Fay’s wife, Patricia J. Fay, is a CPA retired from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. They have three children His son Brandon J. Fay is a dentist working in the health service on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Northeast Arizona. His other son, Donnacha J. Fay, is a Lieutenant in the Fairfax County Police Department. Their daughter, Caragh Glenn Fay, is a lawyer employed by Mr. Fay’s professional corporation, Fay Law Group, P.A. Mr. Fay has taught continuing legal education courses on Trial Tactics In Personal Injury Cases and Problems In Proving Damages. Mr. Fay edited a voluminous microfilm publication entitled Spiro T. Agnew - The Legal and Investigative Papers, Michael I. Glazier, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, 1977. The Civil Justice Foundation Award presented Mr. Fay with a Special Commendation in 2002 in Atlanta in recognition of prosecution of cases on behalf of American victims of terrorism in which in excess of $900,000,000.00 in judgments have been entered against foreign state sponsors of international terrorism. Although Mr. Fay continues to prosecute a variety of other civil cases, the majority of his time is used in the continuing pursuit of justice for American victims of foreign state sponsored terrorism.

• Of Counsel

• Aaron M. Levine and Associates, P.C., Washington, District of Columbia, Independent Counsel, 1985 - 1987
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Assistant General Counsel, 1983 - 1985
• District of Columbia and Maryland, Private Practice, 1968 - 1983
• Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Wilmington, Delaware, Management Intern, Resident Counsel, 1965 - 1968
• References
• Federal Capital Bank, N.A., Washington, D.C.
• Languages
• English (Primary)

• Teacher, Basic Trial Tactics in Personal Injury Cases, The District of Columbia Bar, Continuing Legal Education Course, 1982
• Teacher, Special Problems in Proving Damages, American Association for Justice Circuit Seminar, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 1977

• Hutchinson v. Stuckey
• Citation: 952 F.2d 1418
• Court: C.A.D.C.
• Year: 1992
• Serial Number: 1992022862
• Fritz v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
• Citation: 818 F.2d 924
• Year: 1987
• Serial Number: 1987059765
• Londono v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Citation: 766 F.2d 569
• Year: 1985
• Serial Number: 1985133746
• Lebron v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Citation: 749 F.2d 893
• Year: 1984
• Serial Number: 1984159691
• Jackson v. U.S.
• Citation: 730 F.2d 808
• Serial Number: 1984116111
• U. S. v. Jamison
• Citation: 505 F.2d 407
• Year: 1974
• Serial Number: 1974112555
• A. J. Legum Stores Corporation in the Matter of
• Citation: 486 F.2d 1399
• Court: C.A.4 (Va.)
• Year: 1973
• Serial Number: 1973200226
• Overholt v. McDaniel
• Citation: 765 F.Supp. 20
• Court: D.D.C.
• Year: 1991
• Serial Number: 1991105015
• Coates v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Citation: 742 F.Supp. 10
• Year: 1990
• Serial Number: 1990122751
• Citation: 665 F.Supp. 923
• Serial Number: 1987101689
• Robert Dorsen, Inc. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.
• Citation: 562 F.Supp. 495
• Year: 1983
• Serial Number: 1983122492
• Marshall v. Bickel
• Citation: 445 A.2d 606
• Court: D.C.App.
• Year: 1982
• Serial Number: 1982121343
• Moore v. Moore
• Citation: 398 A.2d 32
• Year: 1979
• Serial Number: 1979100471
• Citation: 391 A.2d 762
• Year: 1978
• Serial Number: 1978116447
• Brown v. District of Columbia
• Citation: 304 A.2d 292
• Serial Number: 1973101079
• Drew v. U. S.
• Citation: 292 A.2d 164
• Year: 1972
• Serial Number: 1972101157
• Jones v. U. S.
• Citation: 273 A.2d 842
• Year: 1971
• Serial Number: 1971100312
• Matthews v. U. S.
• Citation: 267 A.2d 826
• Year: 1970
• Serial Number: 1970110049
• Tatum v. Gigliotti
• Citation: 583 A.2d 1062
• Court: Md.
• Serial Number: 1991022728
• Brown v. Brown
• Citation: 412 A.2d 396
• Year: 1980
• Serial Number: 1980106108
• Powell v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
• Citation: 585 A.2d 286
• Court: Md.App.
• Serial Number: 1991034669
• Citation: 565 A.2d 354
• Year: 1989
• Serial Number: 1989158020
• Martin Minor Vs Sanus Preferre
• Court: Prince George's County Circuit Court
• Serial Number: CAE9026237
• In The Matter Of Bingham
• Year: 1996
• Serial Number: CAE9624616
• Powell Vs Dimensions Health
• Year: 2002
• Serial Number: CAL0219796
• Curtis Vs Annapolis Produce And Restaurant
• Year: 2010
• Serial Number: CAL1003820
• Adams Vs Soutter
• Year: 1986
• Serial Number: CAL8613480
• Davis Vs Potter
• Serial Number: CAL8616879
• Dixon Vs Jerrys Subs Pizza Inc
• Serial Number: CAL8617300
• Neighbors Vs Habron
• Serial Number: CAL8711183
• Johnson Vs Suburban Cab Co Inc
• Serial Number: CAL8720179
• Powell Vs Ellison
• Serial Number: CAL8721262
• Winston Vs Cox
• Year: 1988
• Serial Number: CAL8801855
• Powell Vs Savoy
• Serial Number: CAL8804138
• Roytblat Vs Jefferson
• Serial Number: CAL8813923
• Ratliff Vs Fugitt
• Serial Number: CAL8818895
• Cannaday Vs Turner
• Serial Number: CAL8904136
• Thomas Vs Meredith
• Serial Number: CAL8908922
• Brent Vs Sunshine Christian
• Serial Number: CAL8909758
• Hawkins Vs Maryland Auto Ins
• Serial Number: CAL8913029
• Osborne Vs Copeland
• Serial Number: CAL8916343
• Baskett Vs Gomez
• Serial Number: CAL8920627
• Jackson Vs Prudential Ins
• Serial Number: CAL8920810
• Broomandi Vs Lee
• Serial Number: CAL8924219
• Broomandi Vs Dawkins
• Serial Number: CAL9000292
• Young Vs Mckay
• Serial Number: CAL9007255
• Cordice Vs Olmen
• Serial Number: CAL9013901
• Gleeson Vs Pr Geo Co MD
• Serial Number: CAL9013902
• Creek Vs Banks
• Serial Number: CAL9016995
• Wolfson Vs Page
• Serial Number: CAL9019904
• Ware Vs Burriss
• Serial Number: CAL9030263
• Nguyen Vs Arawole
• Serial Number: CAL9104836
• Kulpa v. Holiday Universal Inc
• Serial Number: CAL9106367
• Bell v. Corbett
• Serial Number: CAL9106596
• Bryant v. Petite
• Serial Number: CAL9110867
• Pointer v. Giant Food Inc.
• Serial Number: CAL9111548
• Boyd v. Britt
• Serial Number: CAL9113171
• McCord v. City Of Hyattsville
• Serial Number: CAL9115622
• Kearse v. Landover Mall Region
• Serial Number: CAL9115721
• Booze v. Rains
• Serial Number: CAL9200743
• Frost v. Wright
• Serial Number: CAL9202317
• Bingham v. Pecson
• Serial Number: CAL9203725
• Esperanza v. Williams
• Serial Number: CAL9209220
• Johnson v. Kay
• Serial Number: CAL9209343
• Weston v. Mncpp
• Serial Number: CAL9209344
• Jones v. Jackson
• Serial Number: CAL9209345
• Taylor v. Aytch
• Serial Number: CAL9209678
• Patton v. Fodor
• Serial Number: CAL9209679
• Baldwin v. Gray
• Serial Number: CAL9212523
• Smalls v. Peoples Food Inc
• Serial Number: CAL9217172
• Dunbar v. Franko
• Serial Number: CAL9218314
• Bond v. Brooks
• Serial Number: CAL9218759
• Cureton v. Baxley
• Serial Number: CAL9221659
• Tilghman v. Holland
• Year: 1993
• Serial Number: CAL9311984
• Leach v. Pettus
• Serial Number: CAL9311985
• Dunbar v. State Farm
• Serial Number: CAL9312334
• Franklin v. Maif
• Serial Number: CAL9316354
• Thomas v. Morsell
• Serial Number: CAL9317042
• Pettiford v. Ahns
• Serial Number: CAL9319216
• Broomandi v. Rein
• Serial Number: CAL9319217
• Sutton v. Garcia
• Serial Number: CAL9321323
• Leach v. St Farm Mutual
• Serial Number: CAL9321324
• Kamara v. Cole
• Serial Number: CAL9323012
• Haddock v. Ellis
• Year: 1994
• Serial Number: CAL9400045
• Hansford v. Koons Pontias
• Serial Number: CAL9402120
• Sutton v. Simms
• Serial Number: CAL9403329
• Lawson v. Schultz
• Serial Number: CAL9403330
• Adams v. Barnes
• Serial Number: CAL9410819
• Hayes v. Jackson
• Serial Number: CAL9413628
• Battle v. Sunlife Ob Gyn Service
• Serial Number: CAL9603510
• Floyd v. Callan
• Serial Number: CAL9612767
• Vann v. McDonald's Restaurant
• Serial Number: CAL9616286
• Caruso v. Chorbajian
• Serial Number: CAL9616978
• Mcburrows v. Whitfield
• Serial Number: CAL9625236
• Nesbitt v. Nguyen
• Year: 1997
• Serial Number: CAL9716555
• Vann v. Capron Company
• Year: 1998
• Serial Number: CAL9815598
• Bean Ramey v. Macy
• Serial Number: CAL9816140
• Hall v. Syed
• Serial Number: CAL9816156
• Pearson v. Smith
• Serial Number: CAL9817165
• Velasquez v. Bynum
• Year: 1999
• Serial Number: CAL9903103
• Davis v. Anderson Volkswagen,Inc
• Court: Baltimore City Circuit Court
• Serial Number: 24C86274010
• Evelyn Wehland v. Good Samaritan Hopsital
• Serial Number: 24C98236101
• Pattin v. Proctor
• Court: U.S. District Court for Maryland
• Year: 2000
• Sinclair v. Shein, et al
• Frost v. Officer John Wright, et al
• Gomez v. Col. Arts Associates, et al
• Grant v. Kaiser Permenente, et al
• Year: 1995
• Messina, et al v. Hsu, et al
• Santos v. NASA Federal Credit Union et al
• Year: 2007
• Kinsey v. Women's Surgery Center, LLC et al
• Year: 2008
• USA v. 3900 Damascus Road
• Cole, et al v. WMATA
• Grant v. Bankers United Life, et al
• New York Life v. Harris, et al
• Stanton v. Glover
• Appiah, et al v. Shady Grove, et al
• Cooper, et al v. Deming
• Flatow v. Islamic Republic, et al
• JENCO, et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF, et al
• Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• MAALOUF v. SWISS CONFEDERATION
• CALDWELL, et al v. WMATA
• PETERSON, et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC, et al
• Year: 2001
• BEECHAM et alv. SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYAet
• OWENS, et al v. REPUBLIC OF SUDAN, et al
• BOULOS, et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC, et al
• OVEISSI v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• Year: 2003
• BENNETT et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• VALORE et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• OWENS et al v. UNITED STATES DEPAR1MENT OF JUSTICE et al
• Year: 2004
• ESTATE OF STEPHEN B. BLAND et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• Year: 2005
• ARNOLD et al v. THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• Year: 2006
• SPENCER v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• MANIACI v. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, et al
• KOREN et al v. YOUNG
• DAVIS et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• CAMARA et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• ANDERSON et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• BONK et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• MWILA et al v. THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• OWENS et al v. REPUBLIC OF SUDAN et at
• HIMES v. MEDSTAR-GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER et al
• NASA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION v. W. JENKINS PLUMBING & HEATING COMPANY et al
• Year: 2009
• FAIN et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN et al
• TAYLOR et al v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
• VALENCIA v. MITEC
• STILES v. BIXLER
• SIM, et al v. LEHMAN
• YOUNGER v. WMATA
• YOUNG v. CONTRACT TRANS. SYS., et a1
• SMITH, et al v. K-MART CORPORATION
• SMALLS v. WMATA
• Hutchinson, et al v. Stuckey, et al
• SMITH v. BERG, et al
• HAMAD, et al v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD A
• DESKINS v. WMATA
• PEARSON v. WMATA
• BANING, et at v. ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA
• DANG v. NGlllEM
• BANKS v. ALLIED ASSOCIATES, et al
• ETIENNE v. WMATA
• ELDER v. DAVIS, et al
• LLOYD v. AElNA INSURANCE CO.
• MESSINA v. NATIONWIDE GENERAL
• BROWER v. WOODWARD AND LOTHROP
• WHISENTON v. WMATA
• HENSON v. WMATA
• BRENT, et al v. SUNSlllNE CHRISTIAN
• WORTlllNGTON v. SMITH, et al
• SMITH v. NELSON
• Marshall v. Wmata
• WIDEMAN v. WMATA
• STROBEL, et al v. HERNANDEZ, et al
• AJOSE, et al v. WMATA, et al
• STOUT v. WOLFLE
• COATES v. WMATA
• MARTIN-MINOR, et al v. BEALER, et al
• BASS v. UNITED SHELLFISH CO.
• DIGGS v. WASHINGTON TOURS
• ADAMS v. WMATA, et al
• BRENT v. ESELEBO-OKOJI
• HEMPHILL v. ROBINSON, et al
• OVERHOLT v. MCDANIEL, et al
• WHEELER v. WMATA
• BOYD v. K-MART CORPORATION
• AYERS v. ASBRA, et al
• MAYS v. USA, et al
• WILLIAMS v. WMATA
• BRENT v. WMATA
• LEE v. USA, et al
• DOE v. UNITED STATES, et al
• ESFANDIARI, et al v. UNITED STATES
• WESTERN SURETY CO. v. BRETIIREN MURUAL INS., et al
• WILLIAMS v. DC DEPT. OF CORR., et al
• SMIill v. MCCALL
• HEADSPEILL v. WMATA
• LE, et al v. DIPLOMATPAINT/CLEAN
• RIVERS v.
• In Re: MIDDLETON v.
• VINES v. WMATA
• JEANE v. BUS SUPPL Y CHARTERS, et al
• BLASEK v. PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
• WEAVER v. WMATA
• FORBES v. BDWARDS
• DORCHY v. WMATA
• FLATOW v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF, et al
• MORGAN, et al v. WMATA, et al
• NICHOLS v. WMATA, et al
• ODELL v. DELEON, et al
• VANN, et al v. NATL RAILROAD PASS

• District of Columbia, 1967
• Maryland, 1971
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1969
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1967
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1969
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1973
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1975

• Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 1977 (Member, Elections Committee)
• American Association for Justice , 1975 - Present (Member)
• District of Columbia, 1977 - 1978 (State Committeeman)
• Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan, Washington, D.C., 1970 - Present (Member)
• Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan, Washington, D.C., 1972 - 1975 (Secretary)
• Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan, Washington, D.C., 1975 - 1976 (Vice President)
• Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan, Washington, D.C., 1976 - 1977 (President)