Bridget Montgomery handles numerous complex commercial litigation and class action cases before state and federal courts, agencies, and arbitration panels involving contracts, financial transactions, trade secrets, shareholder and partnership disputes, consumer protection, non-competition, statutory claims, and constitutional challenges. She served as President of the Middle District Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, is the Chapter's long time CLE Chair, has chaired the Middle District Lawyers' Advisory Committee, and served on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals' Lawyers' Advisory Committee. Bridget was a federal law clerk for the United States Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Representative Matters
· Representation of international manufacturing company in contract and trade secrets matters;
· Representation of major vehicle rental company in class action, contract, and consumer protection matters;
· Representation of several major companies in patent and trademark matters;
· Defense of Pennsylvania's state redistricting plan;
· Representation of major companies in partnership and shareholder disputes;
· Representation of major financial institution in 4,300-member class action.
Professional Affiliations
Co-Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Task Force to Recommend Revisions to the Pennsylvania Code of Judicial Conduct
Third Circuit Vice President of the Federal Bar Association
Chair of the Continuing Legal Education committee of the Middle District's chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Former President of the Middle District's chapter
Chair of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Committee on Rules of Evidence
Co-originator and editor of the Middle District Manual
Former President and Chair, Middle District Court's Lawyer's Advisory Committee
Former Member, Third Circuit Court of Appeal's Lawyers Advisory Committee
Former member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Appellate Rules Committee
Former Vice-Chair, Pennsylvania Bar Association's Federal Practice Committee
Former Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association's House of Delegates
Former Chair, Vice-Chari and Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection and Administration Committee
Former member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Candidates Ratings Reform Committee and its Judicial Campaign Advertising Committee
Former Director of the Dauphin County Bar Association
Community Involvement
Executive Committee and Board Member, Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
Board Member, Samar
Rotary Club of Harrisburg
Special Recognition
Awarded the 2009 Outstanding Service Award by the federal judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Chosen as one of the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg's 2010 Women of Excellence.