Bridget M. Gillespie - Pittsburgh, PA

Overview

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Law Review: University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Managing Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Notre Dame
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, Former Captain
• Northern District of New York, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Representative Cases

• Insurance coverage opinion and advice provided related to claims for coverage under multiple umbrella/excess policies for underlying claims involving sexual molestation.
• Insurance coverage opinion and advice provided related to claims for coverage under successive excess and umbrella policies for underlying claims involving strict liability and negligence regarding alleged exposure to silica.
• Insurance coverage opinion and advice provided related to claims for coverage under successive umbrella policies for underlying claims involving negligence and breach of contract.
• Insurance coverage opinion and advice provided related to claims for coverage under umbrella policy for underlying claims involving deliberate exposure, unsafe workplace and negligent hiring.
• Insurance coverage opinion and advice provided related to claims for coverage under successive umbrella policies for underlying claims involving deliberate intent and medical monitoring.
• Insurance coverage opinion and advice provided related to claims for coverage under commercial general liability and professional liability policy for underlying claims involving negligence, negligent misrepresentation and breach of various agreements.
• 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 insurance company in coverage and bad faith actions regarding long-term care policies for alleged denial and/or delay in payment of benefits.
• 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 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 contribution action against another insurance company regarding payment of underinsured motorist benefits. Decision at Travelers Prop. & Cas. Co. of Am. v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18319 (W.D. Pa. 2008).
• Representation of insurance company against untimely appeal of order sustaining preliminary objections
• Representation of auto insurer in UIM and bad faith action involving issues of stacking
• Representation of excess insurer in coverage and bad faith actions involving multiple policies and thousands of underlying claims alleging exposures to asbestos, silica, and coal dust

Published Works

Articles

• Principal Author, Norton on Insurance Coverage in Pennsylvania, Third Edition, PBI Press
  

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

Other Affiliations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Director of Western Pennsylvania Services)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1999 - Present (Zone Twelve Delegate)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Past Chair, Civil Litigation Section)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association (Past Editor, Civil Litigation Update)
• Allegheny County Bar Association (Member)
• Allegheny County Bar Association (Past Co-Chair, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee)