Kimberly A. Klimczuk - Partner

kklimczuk@rkesq.com

Kimberly Klimczuk, a partner in the firm, focuses her practice in management-side labor law and employment litigation.  Kimberly has experience negotiating collective bargaining agreements and advising on contract interpretation.  She has also successfully defended clients in state and federal court and before administrative agencies in a variety of areas of employment law, including wage/hour law, discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, and workers’ compensation claims.  Additionally, she has assisted employers in compliance matters involving the Office of Federal Contract Compliance and has drafted numerous affirmative action plans for them. 

Kimberly graduated from Duke University School of Law in 2004, and she received her B.A. in Mathematics and Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999. Prior to joining the firm, Kimberly was an attorney with a regional labor and employment law firm for five years.  Before attending law school, she worked as a paralegal in a labor and employment law firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; she was a law clerk there in the summer of 2002.

Kimberly is a frequent speaker for a wide variety of associations and organizations and has authored numerous articles on employment-related legal topics.  In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors for the Gandara Center and regularly volunteers in community activities.  Kimberly is admitted to practice in both the state and federal courts in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Position	Partner
Admitted	Massachusetts, December 2004 United States District Court, Massachusetts, 2005 Connecticut, 2005 United States District Court, Connecticut, 2005 United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2007
Education	J.D., Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Affiliations	American Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association Hampden County Bar Association Connecticut Bar Association
Volunteer Activities	Member, Board of Directors, Gandara Center Member, Board of Directors, Hartford Penn Club Chair-Elect, Hampden County Bar Association New Lawyers' Section Volunteer Attorney for Girl Scouts of Pioneer Valley's "Girl Scouts of Today - Lawyers of Tomorrow" mentoring program SABIS International Charter School of Springfield, Massachusetts Mock Trial Volunteer Volunteer Judge for Massachusetts Bar Association Mock Trial Program - 2007
Born	Worcester, Massachusetts