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Bridget T. Grotz
Senior Associate

Contact Me:

(253) 777-0799

bgrotz@pcvalaw.com

Practice Areas:

Education

  • University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 2018
    • Senior Managing Editor of the Washington International Law Journal
  • University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 2013

Honors

  • Selected to Thomson Reuters Washington Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2022-2023

Bar Admissions

  • Washington, 2019
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2021

Biography

Bridget Grotz chose the legal profession to empower injured people and help them obtain the justice they deserve. After earning a degree in English and before entering law school, she served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps, teaching reading to primary school students in Samoa. Her deep respect for people of varied backgrounds, cultures, and experiences plays a vital role in her law practice and enhances her representation of individuals from all walks of life.

Bridget is an empathetic counselor and compassionate advocate for her clients, dedicating her persuasive writing and research abilities to their cases. In many instances, Bridget represents several clients from group home entities or organizations and addresses numerous legal issues and multiple defendants. She approaches these complex cases with precision, making each client’s case clear, strong, and effective.

Bridget is committed to identifying responsible individuals and entities to ensure offenders are held liable for their actions. She gets great satisfaction from knowing she plays a part in holding corporations and people in power accountable for their grievous acts. She also feels rewarded when the firm’s work results in changes that prevent others from being injured. Her contributions to PCVA’s cutting-edge work not only raise awareness of the prevalence of sexual abuse against minors, but also make a difference in how state legislators view statutes of limitations in bringing childhood sex abuse cases to light.

Professional Associations

  • Washington State Association for Justice, EAGLE member, 2019–present
  • Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, New & Young Lawyers board member, trustee, 2020–2021
  • Federal Bar Association, Western District of Washington
  • King County Bar Association
  • Pierce County Washington Women Lawyers
    • co-president
    • co-membership chair, 2020–present
  • American Association for Justice, 2019–present
  • Associates Campaign for Equal Justice, 2021-present
    • board member

Representative Cases

  • $9 million settlement for survivors who experienced sexual abuse at Kiwanis Vocational Home
  • $7.5 million settlement for survivors of school bus driver sexual abuse at the Olympia School District
  • $7.5 million settlement in coach sexual abuse against Black Hills Football Club
  • $6 million settlement with Kiwanis International for failing to protect children from sexual abuse at Kiwanis Vocational Home
  • $2 million settlement in lawsuit against Issaquah School District for sexual abuse by teacher
  • $450,000 settlement in lawsuit against Walla Walla School District for sexual abuse by teacher
  • $333,000 settlement in lawsuit against Walla Walla School District for sexual abuse by teacher

Clerkships

  • Judicial law clerk for the Honorable Jill Johanson, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II, 2018-2019
  • Judicial law clerk for the Honorable Anne Cruser, Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II, 2018-2019