Profile
Kimberly A. Knill
City: Laguna Beach
State Bar of California Admission Date: December 7, 1988
Other Jurisdictions Admission Dates:
- United States District Court, Central District of California
- United States District Court, Southern District of California
- United States District Court, District of Arizona
- Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Education:
- Pepperdine School of Law, J.D. degree, 1988
- University of Arizona, B.S. degree, 1985
Employment:
- Law Offices of Kimberly A. Knill, 1994 – present
- McDermott, Will & Emery, 1988 – 1994
State Bar Activities:
- Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation, member, 2012 – present
Other:
- Specialization: Certified Appellate Specialist – Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization since 2000
- Appointed: Temporary Judge, Orange County Superior Court of California, Current
- Honors:
- Panel, California Appellate Project, Current
- Panel, First District Appellate Project, Current
- Panel, Appellate Defenders, Inc., Past
- Panel, Central California Appellate Project, Past
- Instructor:
- Legal Research and Writing, Whittier School of Law, Past
- Legal Research and Writing and Civil Litigation, University of California Irvine Paralegal Program, Past
- Representative Appellate Litigation:
- In re G.S.R. (2008) 159 Cal.App.4th 1202
- Petrou v. South Coast Emergency Group (2004) 119 Cal.App.4th 1090
- Guardianship of Simpson (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 914
- In re Naomi P. (2005) 132 Cal.App.4th 808
Volunteer Activities:
- Laguna Beach Unified School District, Current
- Laguna Beach PTA, Current
- Laguna Beach High School Scholarship Foundation Trustee, Current