Kaitlin Bridges is a 2008 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law, where she graduated with honors (cum laude and Order of the Coif) and served as Managing Editor of the Missouri Law Review.  She also received the William H. Howard Legal Research and Writing Award.

Ms. Bridges completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Arkansas, graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in finance.  Prior to joining Gray, Ritter & Graham, she worked for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri as law clerk and research attorney for United States District Court Judge E. Richard Webber. 
Ms. Bridges also served as a summer associate at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, and The Lowenbaum Partnership.

She was the 2008 recipient of the “Leader of Tomorrow Award” at the St. Louis Daily Record Women’s Justice Awards.  Ms. Bridges has volunteered with the Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis, and the International Institute of Saint Louis, serving as a citizenship literacy tutor for that organization.

Ms. Bridges was admitted to The Missouri Bar in 2008.  Her primary practice is in the areas of complex business and commercial litigation as well as consumer and class action litigation.

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 2008

Education

• University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Cum Laude
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • B.A. – 2004
  • Major: Finance

Published Works

• “Peeking Behind the Wizard’s Curtain: Expert Discovery and Disclosure in Criminal Cases,”, 32 AM. J. TRIAL ADVOC. 1 , 2008
• “Justifying Facial Discrimination by Government Defendants Under the Fair Housing Act: Which Standard to Apply?,” , 73 MO. L. REV. 177 , 2008
• “Hanging” on to Till: Interpretations of BAPCPA’s Hanging Paragraph,” , 72 MO. L. REV. 581 , 2007

Honors and Awards

• Leader of Tomorrow Award, St. Louis Daily Record Women’s Justice Awards, 2008 – Present
• William H. Howard Legal Research and Writing Award, University of Missouri School of Law, 2008 – Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Missouri Bar, Member