PROFILE
Brigid has represented major pharmaceutical clients in mass-tort multidistrict litigation in all phases of the litigation process, including discovery, motion practice, expert workup, and trial preparation. She has also monitored both pre-and post-recall investigations into product complaints. She works with experts in litigation-relevant disciplines and she prepares experts for deposition and trial. Before joining the firm, Brigid was a Judicial Clerk for Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Harry T. Lemmon for seven years and also served as in-house counsel for two major insurance companies.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Representative Matters / Experience
- Antibiotic MDL: Bellwether Trial Team
- Hip Replacement System: National Coordinating Counsel Team
- Blood Product: Hemophilia and AIDS- Louisiana Trial Counsel Team
- Antipsychotics: Attorney General Litigation
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2021-2022)
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
AFFILIATIONS
- American Bar Association, past co-chair Medical Device sub-committee
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Drug Device & Biotech Committee Past Membership Vice-Chair
- New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel
EDUCATION
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J.D.,cum laude, Tulane University Law School (1988)
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B.A., University of New Orleans (1985)
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Newcomb College (1981-83)
ADMISSIONS
- Louisiana state courts
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth District
- United States District Court Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
Community
- Ozanam Inn, Volunteer
- HELP, Volunteer
- Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents, and Associates, Board Member 2018-present
