“So much of what I do is about helping clients be better employers, and their companies better places to work,” said Bridget Romero. “Our clients want their workplaces to be good, healthy, thriving places where people can come and be their authentic selves and be great workers to further their goals and the goals of the business. I focus on helping clients achieve that.” Clients have raved that Bridget “is very responsive and provides excellent counsel, not only from a legal perspective but from a practical perspective as it relates to business needs. She is experienced, intuitive and an excellent communicator.”
Bridget Romero, a trusted adviser to large and midsize companies, is a partner in Lathrop GPM’s Employment and Labor group. Clients rely on her to guide them through some of the trickiest and most sensitive labor matters – such as employment and separation agreements, wage and hour/FLSA classifications, sick leave and drug testing policies. She has helped employers ensure they have dynamic workplaces against the backdrop of the most challenging employment environment in decades. Business owners, HR professionals and in-house lawyers trust her on a wide range of issues, including performance management and HR best practices and cutting-edge issues such as LGBTQ+ issues, ban-the-box legislation and AI issues. Clients she counsels range from large, international companies to mid-sized companies and non-profits.
When asked…
Why did you become a lawyer?
I loved everything legal growing up. I liked analyzing things and coming up with an argument. I come from a long line of hard working, soft-hearted, bleeding-heart type folks. I was leaning towards social justice law or criminal defense work. After college I went to South America for two years and did social work. I worked with working children and their families. Then when I returned to the U.S., I did refugee resettlement work and worked with Bosnians, Vietnamese and Somalis on refugee issues and the adjustment of their status to obtain lawful permanent residence (“green cards”). I decided I wanted to go to law school to serve immigrants and make workplaces better for all. So much of what we do is because we have good clients who always strive to be better employers.
What do you do outside of work?
I enjoy going to my daughter’s soccer games and watching her play. My husband is from South America, so we like to follow professional and World Cup soccer. The first ever professional women’s soccer stadium in the world opened in 2024 here in Kansas City and we are proud season ticket holders supporting the Kansas City Current.