Bridget Blinn-Spears is a recognized litigator who helps employers navigate the complexities and peculiarities of managing their unique workforce.
Her practice, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, focuses on employment-related litigation. She defends her clients in state and federal courts against claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, restrictive covenant/non-compete agreements, wage and hour disputes - including collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act - and class actions under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. She also handles tort claims against individual defendants.
Bridget provides strategic guidance on a wide range of issues including:
- corrective actions
- terminations
- policy development and revision
- handbook development and revision
- employment classification and structure
- regulatory compliance
She assists clients with structuring and conducting internal investigations, as well as advising on appropriate documentation of the investigation and its results.
In addition to her employment-related work, Bridget regularly works on corporate transactions, providing due diligence support and revising purchase agreements. She evaluates and advises on potential risks, adds appropriate language for representations and works through indemnification issues. She advises on and handles the transition process, force reduction and employee notification.
Washington and Lee University School of Law - magna cum laude, J.D., 2004
Centre College, B.A., 2000
- North Carolina
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Texas Bar Association
- Listed, Super Lawyers® magazine, Texas Rising Star, 2011
- Listed, Super Lawyers® magazine, North Carolina Rising Star, 2014-2017
Overview
Bridget Blinn-Spears is a recognized litigator who helps employers navigate the complexities and peculiarities of managing their unique workforce.
Her practice, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, focuses on employment-related litigation. She defends her clients in state and federal courts against claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, restrictive covenant/non-compete agreements, wage and hour disputes - including collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act - and class actions under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. She also handles tort claims against individual defendants.
Bridget provides strategic guidance on a wide range of issues including:
- corrective actions
- terminations
- policy development and revision
- handbook development and revision
- employment classification and structure
- regulatory compliance
She assists clients with structuring and conducting internal investigations, as well as advising on appropriate documentation of the investigation and its results.
In addition to her employment-related work, Bridget regularly works on corporate transactions, providing due diligence support and revising purchase agreements. She evaluates and advises on potential risks, adds appropriate language for representations and works through indemnification issues. She advises on and handles the transition process, force reduction and employee notification.
- Texas Bar Association
- Listed, Super Lawyers® magazine, Texas Rising Star, 2011
- Listed, Super Lawyers® magazine, North Carolina Rising Star, 2014-2017
Notable
- Advised Charlotte, North Carolina-based, Carousel Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, in the sale of HEPACO, LLC, a leading provider of critical environmental services on both an emergency response and planned basis in the Eastern United States, to San Francisco, California-based Gryphon Investors, a growth-focused middle market private equity firm. Read more here.
Speaking & Writing
- Bridget Blinn-Spears Discusses Law Firm Parental Leave
February 10, 2020 - Nexsen Pruet begins 2019 with continued Triangle growth
January 10, 2019
- 2020 Employment Law Certificate Series
April 8, 2020 - Employment Law Breakfast Briefing: Top HR Issues for 2020
January 22, 2020
- DOL Provides Initial Guidance and Sample Posting on New Paid Leave Laws
March 26, 2020 - COVID-19: Managing HR, Benefits, and Immigration Challenges During the Pandemic
March 20, 2020 - New Federal Law Provides Emergency Paid Sick and Family and Medical Leave
March 19, 2020 - UPDATE: Impending September 30 Deadline for EEO-1 Pay Data Collection
September 4, 2019 - Rumors Run Amok: Poorly Managing Rumors of an Alleged Affair Opens Title VII Liability
February 13, 2019
Outside Nexsen Pruet
Bridget spends most of her time out of the office with her family. She and her husband and their four children can often be found exploring the many beautiful parks around the state. Her kids appreciate her love of local craft beer – they have lots of opinions about the best food trucks and kid activities at family-friendly breweries.
