Ms. Bishop is a partner in the litigation department of the firm's Boston office. She concentrates her practice in general commercial disputes with a focus on insurance coverage and consumer finance litigation. Ms. Bishop's insurance coverage experience includes representing policyholders in coverage disputes arising under commercial general liability insurance policies, professional errors and omission policies, and directors and officers' liability insurance policies. Ms. Bishop's consumer finance experience includes the defense of banking, mortgage lending and consumer financing services companies in state and federal class actions and in connection with governmental inquiries. Ms. Bishop has also represented corporate and individual clients in white collar criminal, contract, tort, real estate and other general litigation matters in federal and state court actions throughout the United States, including Massachusetts, Delaware, Ohio, California, and New York.
Ms. Bishop has participated in jury and bench trials in cases in state court, has appeared before state and federal courts in a variety of proceedings, and has represented clients in settlement negotiations and mediations. Ms. Bishop has also managed extensive discovery for clients, including written discovery and complex discovery issues related to electronically stored information.
