Brigid McCarthy focuses her practice on commercial litigation matters.

Prior to rejoining McDermott, Brigid clerked for the Honorable John F. Kness in the Northern District of Illinois. During law school, Brigid competed on the Julius H. Miner Moot Court and participated in the Bluhm Legal Clinic. She served as a judicial extern for the Hon. William J. Bauer of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a judicial intern for the Hon. Michael T. Mason of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She also interned at the Office of General Counsel to the Illinois Governor.