Bridget McKinstry
Partner at Lewis Brisbois
- Role
- Partner at Lewis Brisbois
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bridget McKinstry
Bridget A. McKinstry is an experienced trial attorney specializing in premises, products, toxic tort, and general liability defense. She is active in all phases of litigation from initial analysis to verdict, including trial readiness, pre-trial motions, jury selection, trial, and ADR. Bridget is OSHA Certified and advises clients on best practices and safety. During law school, Bridget served as judicial extern the Honorable Ming W. Chin, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court as well as to the Honorable Paul Turner, Presiding Justice of the California Court of Appeals, Division 5. She received the CALI Award for Excellence and served on the board of the Women’s Law Association.Since law school, Bridget’s practice has focused primarily on catastrophic personal injury and product liability litigation. She also has experience defending government entities and employers. Bridget has extensive experience challenging pleadings, taking and defending depositions, preparing successful dispostive motions, trials, arbitrations, mediations and settlement negotiations.Admissions:California Bar, January District Court of California - All DistrictsEducation:St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA, B.A. with honors, scholar athlete, 1995Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA, J.D. 1998Professional Associations & Memberships: State Bar of CaliforniaEarl Warren Inns of Court (Best Program Award 20••••10)California Supreme Court Historical SocietyAlameda County Bar AssociationSpecialties: Premises Liability, Products Liability, Employment Litigation, Insurance Defense
Experience
Partner
Sep 2023 — Present · Walnut Creek, CA, US
Education
Bishop O'Dowd
High School, College Preparatory
1987 — 1991
Saint Mary's College of California
Bachelor of Arts, English, Rhetoric
1993 — 1995
Southwestern Law School
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law
1995 — 1998
Skills
- Employment Litigation
- Product Liability
- Insurance Defense
- Mediation
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Motions
- Pleadings
- Employment Law
- Trial Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Complex Litigation
- Trials
- Courts
- Depositions
- Appeals
- Civil Litigation
- Toxic Tort
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