Kimbley A. Kearney
Partner
Location: Chicago, IL and Michigan City, IN
Phone: 312.606.7719
Email: kkearney@clausen.com
Kimbley A. Kearney
Partner
Location: Chicago, IL and Michigan City, IN
Phone: 312.606.7719
Email: kkearney@clausen.com
Kim is rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest ranking in legal ability and ethical standards as determined by her peers in the legal community. She manages the firm’s Indiana office, and maintains practices there and in Chicago. Kim’s work involves every aspect of civil litigation including jury trials, arguing appeals, and analyzing insurance coverage issues. She has successfully litigated cases involving catastrophic personal injury, toxic tort, premises liability, employment discrimination, municipal defense, insurance coverage, commercial disputes, and ocean marine transportation in numerous jurisdictions in the United States. She has trained at the prestigious Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law and is an experienced mediator. Kim is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Indiana and New York.
Kim is one of only 500 members of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Membership in the Academy is by invitation only to persons who possesses a reputation of recognized distinction as an appellate lawyer. Kim has briefed and argued cases in state supreme courts, United States courts of appeals and state intermediary appellate courts throughout the country. Her appellate victories include several cases of first impression.
Because of Kim’s combined trial and appellate experience, she is frequently retained in high profile cases nationwide to provide clients and their trial counsel with an independent evaluation of potential liability and exposure for damages, develop winning strategies for resolution before, during, and after trial, and craft the most effective legal arguments to be advanced in dispositive motions, motions in limine, directed verdict motions, jury instructions, and appellate briefs.
Kim is also a Proctor in Admiralty, a former member of the Board of Directors of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, and an Associate Editor of American Maritime Cases.
Kim finds the most satisfying aspect of her practice is developing a relationship with her clients and working hard to achieve their objectives. Whether a case involves casualty, a business dispute, employer liability, or an insurance matter, Kim believes that she is uniquely qualified to provide her clients with realistic, cost-effective, and result oriented counsel because she knows how to scrutinize a case and position it for the best possible outcome in trial court, on appeal and in mediation. Her M.B.A. degree gives her an extra advantage in helping her to address the challenges faced by her business clients.
Kim is enjoying strengthening her ties to the community in Northwest Indiana. She is active in the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce and is very proud to have been appointed to the Board of Directors of Dunebrook, a not-for-profit organization focused on the prevention of child abuse.
Chicago
Illinois 60603
10 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
T: 312.855.1010 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick
New York
New York 10005
28 Liberty Street 39th Floor
New York, New York 10005
T: 212.805.3900 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri
Mission Viejo
California 92691
27285 Las Ramblas
Suite 200
Mission Viejo, California 92691
T: 949.260.3100 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman
Florham Park
New Jersey 07932
100 Campus Drive
Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
T: 973.410.4130 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 973.410.4169 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri
Michigan City
Indiana 46360
200 Commerce Square
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
T: 219.262.6106 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partners: Paige M. Neel, Kimbley A. Kearney
Milwaukee
Wisconsin 53202
250 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1800
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
T: 414.279.5525 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: James M. Weck
Stamford
Connecticut 06902
68 Southfield Avenue
2 Stamford Landing Suite 100
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
T: 203.921.0303 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Matthew J. Van Dusen
Tampa
Florida 33609
4830 West Kennedy Boulevard, One Urban Center
Suite 600
Tampa, Florida 33609
T: 813.509.2578 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt
San Francisco
California 94111
100 Pine Street
Suite 1250
San Francisco, California 94111
T: 415.287.2744 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman
Houston
Texas 77019
2929 Allen Parkway
American General Center, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77019
T: 346.229.4612 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri
Dallas
Texas 75201
325 N. Saint Paul Street
Suite 3100
Dallas, Texas 75201
T: 469.942.8635 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri
Boca Raton
Florida 33434
7777 Glades Road
Suite 405
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
T: 561.765.5305 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt