Bridget represents clients in complex product liability matters at all stages of litigation. She has served as a core member of trial teams in state and federal court; has taken and defended critical fact and expert witness depositions; and has briefed and argued successful dispositive, evidentiary, and discovery motions across the country. Bridget has particular experience crafting trial narratives, simplifying scientific evidence, and digesting thorny legal issues.
Bridget also has significant pro bono experience, including briefing and arguing a successful appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Bridget has earned several awards for her pro bono work, including the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois' Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service and the Seventh Circuit Bar Association’s Pro Bono and Public Service Award.
Before joining Goldman Ismail, Bridget clerked for the Honorable Michael Y. Scudder on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and worked as an associate at another national law firm. She earned her B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and her J.D. summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School.