About Bridgette A.
Bridgette A. Kolb combined two undergraduate degrees at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law. She left school prepared for courtroom work and administrative hearings, armed with both a B.S. and a B.A. and a J.D. that emphasized practical training and advocacy.
Her legal career took shape in Illinois. In 2015 she joined Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca as a lawyer. That role placed her in a firm that handles litigation and administrative matters across the state. Her early years there involved routine motion practice, client counseling and appearing before administrative tribunals.
Kolb is admitted to practice in Illinois and before the Supreme Court of Illinois. She also holds admission in the Northern and Central Districts of the United States District Court for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois. Beyond the courts, she is authorized to appear before the National Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Public Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board and the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Those credentials allow her to move cases from state administrative hearings to federal court when necessary.
Her professional memberships reflect her regular work settings. She is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Law Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association. She also belongs to the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Bar. Those associations provide continuing education, peer contacts and opportunities to follow changes in Illinois employment and workers’ compensation law.
Kolb’s experience centers on resolving disputes that start in an employer’s office or on a shop floor and then move into hearings or litigation. She handles claims at administrative forums and in court, preparing pleadings, arguing motions and representing clients at hearings. Her practice involves both claimant-side and defense-side tasks, drafting briefs and negotiating settlements when cases allow.
Colleagues describe her as methodical and practical in her approach. She combines courtroom preparation with attention to administrative rules and timelines. She remains at Katz, Friedman, Eisenstein, Johnson, Bareck & Bertuca and continues to represent clients in Illinois courts and administrative agencies. Her current practice focuses on workers’ compensation and employment-related matters.
