Bridget Wholey
Associate / Chicago

P: 312-881-5962

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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.

  • Paragard Product Liability Litigation

    Member of trial team for Teva in MDL in Atlanta federal court related to Paragard IUD breakage. Initial bellwether trial in January 2026 resulted in a complete defense verdict.

    GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Litigation

    Member of national science and expert team for Eli Lilly in litigation concerning its diabetes and weight management drugs Mounjaro®, Zepbound®, and Trulicity®.

    Gardasil Litigation

    Represents Merck in all aspects of multidistrict products liability litigation involving the HPV vaccine, Gardasil.

    Roundup Product Liability Litigation

    Member of trial teams for Monsanto in Roundup litigation nationwide. Trial in Cook County in 2023 resulted in a complete defense verdict. Trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in 2024 resulted in complete defense verdict.

    • Associate, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
    • Associate, Sidley Austin
    • University of Texas at Austin (B.A. Government)
    • Notre Dame Law School (J.D., summa cum laude)
    • Honorable Michael Y. Scudder, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Pro Bono and Public Service Award (2026)

    • State of Illinois
    • The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
    • United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin