Kathleen Nastri
Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC
Kathleen Nastri is a medical malpractice and personal injury trial lawyer with Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Admitted in Connecticut and New York; J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law.
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Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604
"I try to make sure my clients are taken care of – nothing is more important to me than that."
Kathleen Nastri is a medical malpractice and personal injury trial lawyer at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She handles medical malpractice, personal injury and other complex cases for injured people and their families.
Her firm biography lists a $58 million verdict, described as the largest medical malpractice verdict in Connecticut history, for a Norwalk family whose son suffered a birth injury that resulted in cerebral palsy. Other results include a $12.3 million verdict for the family of a 5-year-old girl who drowned at the Waterbury Boys & Girls Club, $9.3 million for a 72-year-old woman given a drug overdose at Bridgeport Hospital and $2.7 million for a baby with Erb’s palsy.
Nastri was elected president of the American Association for Justice in 2017 and continues to serve on its Board of Governors. In 2003 she became the first woman president of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. She received the AAJ Lifetime Achievement Award and is a fellow of the Inner Circle of Advocates and the Connecticut Bar Foundation.
She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and a J.D. with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She was admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1986 and is also admitted in the U.S. District Courts for the District of Connecticut and the Southern District of New York and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- University of Connecticut, B.S.
- University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D. with honors
- Admitted to the Connecticut bar (1986)
- Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (1987)
- Admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1997)
- Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (2000)
Practice Areas
- American Association for Justice (Past President; Board of Governors)
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2003-2004)
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Greater Bridgeport Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
- International Society of Barristers
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Inner Circle of Advocates (Fellow)
- Connecticut Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- AAJ Lifetime Achievement Award
- Best Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
- $58 Million Verdict: Described by the firm as the largest medical malpractice verdict in Connecticut history, for the family of a Norwalk child with severe cerebral palsy resulting from a birth injury.
- $12.3 Million Verdict: For the family of a 5-year-old girl who drowned in the indoor pool at the Waterbury Boys & Girls Club.
- $9.3 Million: For a 72-year-old woman who suffers lifelong permanent injuries after being given an overdose of a drug at Bridgeport Hospital.
- $2.7 Million: For a baby with partial shoulder paralysis, Erb's palsy, resulting from an unnecessarily violent birth.
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