Troy R. Covington
Partner
Troy Covington is a partner at Bloom Parham. Successfully assisting clients for 20 years, he has been named a Georgia Super Lawyer for the past seven years and was previously named a Rising Star for six consecutive years.
Troy Covington is a Partner at Bloom Parham. He has 20 years of legal experience and has been assisting clients at the firm for 13 years. Troy counsels and represents clients in business matters involving trademark and trade secret claims, contract disputes, corporate governance disputes, partnership disputes, business torts, property tax appeals, church governance disputes, and real estate disputes of all kinds, including eminent domain and property condemnation, trespass and nuisance cases, and boundary disputes. He is broadly experienced in all facets of litigation, having represented clients at every level of the state and federal courts in Georgia, including several victories at the appellate level. Troy also has deep experience in commercial arbitration and has successfully handled both domestic and international disputes.
Troy graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in History and Political Science from Birmingham-Southern College before earning his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. There he served as an Articles Editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review. He then embarked on his career with a clerkship for the Honorable Julie E. Carnes on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Following this role, Troy worked for a well-respected international law firm as an associate, where he focused on intellectual property disputes. He then moved to a smaller regional firm and transitioned his focus to business litigation. Troy was recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star for six consecutive years and has been named a Georgia Super Lawyer the last seven years. Troy coordinates continuing legal education for the firm and frequently presents at CLE seminars on various litigation topics. He also supervises the firm’s social media accounts and works on other online marketing.
Outside of the firm, Troy is also passionate about helping people and is involved with community outreach through Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. He served on the board of directors of the International Community School, a public charter elementary school focused on immigrant and refugee students located in Decatur, Georgia, for four years.
Originally from Athens, Alabama, Troy now lives in Marietta with his wife, Jennifer, and their two children. He likes to stay abreast on the latest developments in economics and politics, enjoys running when he is able, and is an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves and Alabama Crimson Tide sports.
White Papers
Foreclosure Defense Strategies
Boundary, Easement and Partition Dispute and Litigation
Hard Lessons Learned in Legal Professionalism
Demystifying Land Boundaries, Surveys, and Easements
Defects and Encumbrances- How They Affect Title, How They Can Be Removed
- J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School
- B.A., Birmingham-Southern College, summa cum laude
- State Bar of Georgia
- United States Supreme Court
- Georgia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Lawyer’s Club of Atlanta
- Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtlAS)
- Case Over Hebrew Insults Prompts International Arbitration Challenge in Atlanta U.S. Court
- “Owner Bankruptcy: What’s a Contractor to Do?” Construction Executive
- “Roe v. Wade Probably Won’t Get Overturned – But Here’s What Could Happy to Slowly Chip Away at Abortion Rights if the Supreme Court Becomes Largely Conservative,” Business Insider
- Bloom Sugarman Prevails at the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court Denies Certiorari and Ends Bid to Vacate Arbitration Award
- Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Summary Judgment Regarding Interpretation of Loan Agreement
- Obtained $950,000 Award on Defamation Claim
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Troy Covington is a Partner at Bloom Parham. He has 20 years of legal experience and has been assisting clients at the firm for 13 years. Troy counsels and represents clients in business matters involving trademark and trade secret claims, contract disputes, corporate governance disputes, partnership disputes, business torts, property tax appeals, church governance disputes, and real estate disputes of all kinds, including eminent domain and property condemnation, trespass and nuisance cases, and boundary disputes. He is broadly experienced in all facets of litigation, having represented clients at every level of the state and federal courts in Georgia, including several victories at the appellate level. Troy also has deep experience in commercial arbitration and has successfully handled both domestic and international disputes.
Troy graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in History and Political Science from Birmingham-Southern College before earning his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. There he served as an Articles Editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review. He then embarked on his career with a clerkship for the Honorable Julie E. Carnes on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Following this role, Troy worked for a well-respected international law firm as an associate, where he focused on intellectual property disputes. He then moved to a smaller regional firm and transitioned his focus to business litigation. Troy was recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star for six consecutive years and has been named a Georgia Super Lawyer the last seven years. Troy coordinates continuing legal education for the firm and frequently presents at CLE seminars on various litigation topics. He also supervises the firm’s social media accounts and works on other online marketing.
Outside of the firm, Troy is also passionate about helping people and is involved with community outreach through Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. He served on the board of directors of the International Community School, a public charter elementary school focused on immigrant and refugee students located in Decatur, Georgia, for four years.
Originally from Athens, Alabama, Troy now lives in Marietta with his wife, Jennifer, and their two children. He likes to stay abreast on the latest developments in economics and politics, enjoys running when he is able, and is an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves and Alabama Crimson Tide sports.
White Papers
Foreclosure Defense Strategies
Boundary, Easement and Partition Dispute and Litigation
Hard Lessons Learned in Legal Professionalism
Demystifying Land Boundaries, Surveys, and Easements
Defects and Encumbrances- How They Affect Title, How They Can Be Removed