About Bridget M.
Bridget M. Finke started her legal career within the appellate system, serving as a judicial clerk for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District III in 2004. That early experience positioned her within the work of legal studies and opinion drafting during a formative time. She noticed how appellate rulings take shape and how written argument can influence results.
After her clerkship she moved into personal practice. In 2006 she joined Bakke Norman, S.C. as an associate. There she handled a variety of matters typical of a small-to-mid-length company, operating on instances that required steadiness and awareness to procedural element. The work deepened her familiarity with Wisconsin court rules and the rhythms of litigation.
In 2016 she opened Valley Crossing Law, LLC and became its lawyer-owner. Building a solo company shifted her daily regimen from participating inside a company to directing a tradition. The difference intended overseeing client intake, managing legal strategy, and running the executive aspect of a legal business. Over time her work at Valley Crossing Law has mirrored the variety of issues that come before state courts in Wisconsin.
Colleagues describe her as methodical in the office and direct in courtroom settings. She has experience making ready written court filings, briefing appeals, and counseling clients on procedural steps. She strategies each matter by parsing laws and precedent, then laying out the next procedural pass. Her background in the Court of Appeals informs her view of how trial history and briefs will look on review.
She is certified to practice in Wisconsin and has maintained a personal practice presence since founding her company. Clients who come to Valley Crossing Law can expect a lawyer who has labored on each facets of the bench: inside an appellate chambers and in the trenches of legal proceedings. Her current practice centers on civil matters and appellate work in Wisconsin state courts.
