Bailey and Glasser Partner Pomeroy likes 'challenge that litigation brings to the table'

She has remained in the area most of her life and career. She worked in Charleston right out of college for Huddleston Bolen LLP. In September of 2002 she returned to Bridgeport and started to work for McNeer, Highland, McMunn and Varner L.C.

“While I worked there (McNeer, Highland, McMunn and Varner) I did insurance defense work, primarily litigation work,” she said.

She began working for Bailey and Glasser in January of 2008. Since being there, she said she has handled a variety of different cases but mostly commercial litigation.

“I’ve worked on cases involving contract disputes, nursing home defense litigation, and personal injury cases,” she said.

Along with being a successful attorney, Pomeroy is also a successful wife and mother. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family. She said she doesn’t work a “full lawyer’s schedule.”

“The number of hours I work is dependent upon the number of cases I handle, I have a lot of flexibility. Our law firm gladly provides that flexibility. They value quality over quantity,” she said.

The fact that they offer such flexibility was really important to her, but she said being made a partner is huge in the legal world. She said working for a law firm that works on VW and Toyota class action work as well as having different offices up and down the East Coast is great.

“The fact that they allow me to do what I do is one of the reasons that it makes a great for me. It’s why I’ve been able to continue to be successful in my career while being able to spend time with my family,” she said.

She said that making the move back to Bridgeport was an easy one for her. Her family is still very much a part of the area and that’s one of the reasons she came back.

“I thought it would be better for me to be closer to home with family members getting older. When I moved back, I met my husband, Drew, who was born and raised in Bridgeport,” she said.

She said she thinks the area is great to raise a family. Being here almost her entire life, she said it was a simple decision for them to make their life here.

“I enjoy visiting bigger cities and the activities and culture that they provide. But there’s just something about this area that makes it great for raising kids,” she said.

Pomeroy mentioned that it can be difficult to be a mom and work full time. It’s something that you don’t find very often in law.

“I have three kids and they are in various activities. We love to spend time with them, getting to watch them grow,” she said.

Pomeroy said they try to spend as much time outside as they can, whether it’s swimming, hiking, or even skiing in the winter. They love being outdoors and showing them how great our state is, she commented.

“Traveling is another thing we enjoy doing. My husband and I like to take trips with the kids as well as just the two of us,” she said.

Linda Hausman, who met Pomeroy while also working at McNeer, Highland, McMunn and Varner, said she has known Pomeroy for quite a while now.

“I knew her before she got married, while she started dating her now husband, and through her having her kids,” she said.

Hausman said although they don’t get to see each other as often as they would like to, they still keep in touch by phone.

“She’s a very good attorney. She’s very analytical and thorough. The most impressive thing is the ability she has had to be a successful attorney and balance taking care of her kids because that’s not easy,” she said.

Hausman said Pomeroy is a devoted mother and she can tell how much of a priority her kids are.

“I’ve seen her kind of grow and transition from being a young lawyer to a wife and mom. I’ve watched her juggle that, which I think she does really well,” said Hausman.