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Bridget M. Cohee

Education

  • J.D. University of Kentucky
    M.Ed. University of Kentucky
    B.S. Mt. St. Mary's University

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia


Bridget M. Cohee
Member

Bridget M. Cohee
Member

Bridget Cohee is a trial attorney and loves the courtroom. She has defended individuals, businesses, and government agencies in the areas of general litigation, professional liability, and civil rights litigation. She has tried a variety of cases to juries in both state and federal courts.  Ms. Cohee is the Managing Member of the Martinsburg office.  

 

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Defended medical malpractice claims for medical providers
  • Filed summary judgment motions for business and government agencies
  • Defended legal malpractice claims against attorneys
  • Represented individuals and businesses in mediation and alternative dispute resolutions
  • Defended wrongful death claims against pharmacy and long term care provider

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2000
    Steptoe & Johnson
  • 2011
    Basic and Advanced Mediation Training, West Virginia State Bar

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • The Best Lawyers in America®
  • 40 Under 40
  • Admitted to the United States Supreme Court
  • Generation Next
  • Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • WVU College of Law Visiting Committee
  • State Bar Commission on Children and the Law
  • Community Service Chair, Young Professionals of the Eastern Panhandle
  • West Virginia’s Top Lawyers, The State Journal, 2008

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Access and Quality Committee, Governor's Early Childhood Advisory Council
  • Treasurer, Board of Trustees, Contemporary American Theater Festival
  • Martinsburg/Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
  • Board Member, United Way
  • Advisory Board, Burke Street Promise Neighborhood Initiative

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • CASA volunteer trainer