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Bridget M. Gillespie 4710 U.S. Steel Tower
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-2702
Communication Center
Phone: (412) 288-4017
Fax: (412) 288-2405
E-mail: bgillespie@psmn.com
Web site: http://www.psmn.com
Ms. Gillespie received her J.D. degree, cum laude, in 1993 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she was a Managing Editor of the Law Review. She is co-author of Norton on Insurance Coverage in Pennsylvania, Second Edition, published by PBI Press. Her practice is concentrated in representation of insurance carriers in insurance coverage and bad faith matters and representation of clients in commercial and tort litigation. She is licensed in Pennsylvania and is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania state courts, the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is a former Captain in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps and served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of New York.
Selected Cases
- Representation of insurance company in contribution action against another insurance company.
- Representation of insurance company in coverage action involving alleged property damage and advertising injury coverage for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Reported decision Melrose Hotel Co. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 432 F.Supp.2d 488 (E.D. Pa. 2006), aff'd, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 22711 (3d Cir. Sept. 25, 2007).
- Representation of insurance company in coverage and bad faith actions involving claims related to life insurance sales practices.
- Representation of insurance company in coverage action involving policy issued to professional sport team insuring it against the loss of play of a player.
- Representation of bank defending against claims of statutory damages pursuant to 42 Pa. C.S. 8104, wrongful use of civil proceedings, abuse of civil process, conversion and conspiracy, all allegedly arising from a violation of the Deficiency Judgment Act.
- Representation of coal company in negligence claim involving injury to a coal miner.
- Representation of homeowner in breach of contract action against contractor who installed defective driveway.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 1999
- Areas of Practice:
- Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Commercial Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 1993
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1999
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1997
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2006
- Education:
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
1993
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Review: University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Member / Managing Editor, 1991 - 1993 - University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana,
1990
B.A.
Major: Government and International Relations
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Technology in the Courtroom, American Inns of Court, 2005
- Effective Legal Writing for Paralegals in Pa., Institute for Paralegal Education, 2000
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1994 - Present
- Member
- Allegheny County Bar Association, 1999 - Present
- Member
- American Inns of Court Pittsburgh Chapter 1994, 2005 - Present
- Barrister
- Past Employment Positions:
- U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Captain, 1996 - 1999
- Common Pleas Court of Carbon County, Trial Law Clerk to Judge Richard W. Webb, 1994 - 1995
- Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Appellate Law Clerk to Judge Peter Paul Olszewski, 1993 - 1994
- Languages:
- English
- Birth Information:
- 1968, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
