Bridget B. Romero

Ms. Romero represents employers in responding to and handling charges of employment discrimination. She also has experience litigating age, sex, race, national origin, disability and retaliation claims. Ms. Romero has achieved favorable settlements at an early stage in the litigation process as well as served as a trial attorney in federal court jury trials resulting in defense verdicts. She also counsels business clients regarding various matters including employment agreements, drug testing policies, and unemployment claims.

In the immigration field, Ms. Romero assists national and regional employers with immigrant and non-immigrant matters concerning executives, managers, professionals, and skilled workers from abroad. On behalf of her employer clients, Ms. Romero has filed and received approvals on numerous H-1B petitions.  She also has experience advising health care clients on the employment of foreign national physicians.  Finally, Ms. Romero is well-versed in the areas of employment eligibility verification (Form I-9 Compliance, E-Verify) and employment authorization under the immigration laws, and regularly counsels clients on these topics.

Court Memberships

• Kansas
• Missouri
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Honors

• Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” - 2011
• Managing Editor, Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review

Professional Affiliations

• Heartland Labor and Employment Law Institute Committee
• The Missouri Bar
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Association
• American Immigration Lawyers Association

Presentations

• Expansion of Employment Law by Regulatory Agencies, 23rd Annual Heartland Labor & Employment Law Conference, June 2, 2011
• Employment Law Update, 22nd Annual Heartland Labor & Employment Law Conference, June 3, 2010
• I-9, E-Verify & Immigration Law Updates, Human Resources Association of Central Missouri, June 9, 2009
• Immigration Compliance webinar, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, June 2, 2009
• 2008 Conference on Immigration, Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, April 17, 2008