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Attorney Kimberly Alderman Rufe is a trial and appellate lawyer known for solving complex legal problems with creativity and determination. A top graduate of Howard University School of Law, she clerked for the judiciary and later served as a clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. She now helps clients resolve disputes strategically—whether through negotiation, trial, or appeal—while also advancing her expertise through the University of Denver’s LL.M. in Taxation program. Clients value her clear communication, responsiveness, and unwavering advocacy.
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State: Colorado
Acquired: 2014
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State: Wisconsin
Acquired: 2010
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State: Virgin Islands
Acquired: 2008
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State: New Mexico
Acquired: 2009
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Posted by Chayce | September 15, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Kim Rufe is everything you look for in a counsel, and everything that is hard to find. She is fully knowledgeable, legally competent, retains a great eye for details, attentive and responsive to her client’s needs. Rufe is a zealous advocate that provides representation far above the professional nor...
Posted by Christopher | February 5, 2014
After having my case or situation ignored or rejected by half a dozen other lawyers by phone, I found the Alderman Law Firm online and made my call. Ms. Alderman's assistant took my name, and within a short minute or two Kimberly Alderman picked up the phone and began asking relevant questions. Turns...
Christopher, Thank you for your fantastic review! I hope you never need another lawyer but, if you do, please call me. I'm always glad to be of assistance. Kimberly
Posted by Kristy | September 27, 2024 | Hired Attorney
I will forever be grateful to Kimberly for taking me on as a client. I was feeling defeated and hopeless prior to talking to her, she took on my case when no one else would. She took the time not only to review the thousands of pages of "evidence" against me but to also really get to know my story du...
Posted by anonymous | December 15, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Kimberly is the type of lawyer you hope that you shall find when you need help. I was in an extremely unpleasant situation that had the potential to get worse. I needed to find a lawyer that would take time to understand my predicament and help me. After a very painful search, I found Kimberly. I a...
Posted by Cassie | December 15, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Kim in many ways has been a blessing. She has assisted me when I didn’t know where to turn. Her expertise and professionalism are apparent in every conversation. I have never once felt like she was only doing something to increase the invoice. She has always kept our finances and the cost of hiring s...
"I endorse this lawyer. Kimberly is a well respected attorney who is known for her effective and exceptional advocacy."
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Featured in ABA Perspectives article, American Bar Association
2006
Graduated Cum Laude (With Honors), Howard University School of Law
2002
Departmental Honors, University of Maryland at College Park Department of Art History & Archaeology
2002
Graduated Cum Laude (With Honors), University of Maryland at College Park
1995
National Merit Commended Student, National Honor Society
2008 - Present
Owner and Managing Attorney, Alderman Law Firm
2010 - 2012
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School
2008 - 2010
Litigation Attorney, The Alan Maestas Law Firm
2006 - 2008
Judicial Clerk, Superior Court of the Virgin Islands
2003 - 2004
Personal Injury Clerk, Cohen & Cohen, P.C.
2012 - Present
Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division | American Bar AssociationMember
2012 - Present
Appellate Practice Section | Wisconsin State BarMember
2010 - Present
Solo Practice UniversityLecturer
2008 - Present
Association of Research into Crimes Against ArtMember
2007 - Present
Virgin Islands Bar AssociationMember (Active)
2007 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2005 - Present
American MensaMember
2014 - 2017
Wisconsin Litigation, Dispute Resolution, and Appellate Practice InstitutePlanning Committee
2012 - 2020
Appellate Practice Committee | American Bar Association Section of LitigationMember
2011 - 2014
American Society of International Law's Cultural Heritage and the Arts GroupChair of the Executive Committee
2011 - 2013
Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section, State Bar of WisconsinBoard Member and Chair of the CLE Working Group
2010 - 2019
ABA Art and Cultural Heritage Law Committee (Vice Chair 2011 to 2013)Steering Committee
2010 - 2015
Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage PreservationEducation Committee Member
2009 - 2011
State Bar of New Mexico, Board of Editors (Member 2009-2011, Chair 2011-present)Chair
2007 - 2012
American MensaArea Coordinator and Proctor (USVI 2007-08, Wisconsin 2010-12)
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LL.M in Taxation - In Progress
2010
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2006
Juris Doctorate
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Bachelors of Arts
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Intellectual Property, Heritage, & Cultural Rights
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Decolonizing Cultural Property
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The Designation of West Bank Mosques as Israeli National Heritage Sites: Using the 1954 Hague Convention to Protect Against In Situ Appropriation of Cultural Sites
2011
Down to the Wire: How Popular Narratives about the Criminal Justice System Influence Client and Student Experiences in the Clinical Context
2011
The Evolution of the Cultural Property Protection Model Toward a Human Rights Framework and the Implications for Sovereignty
2011
Decolonizing Cultural Property
2011
The Evolution of the Cultural Property Protection Model from a Property to a Human Rights Framework
2011
History of the World in 100 Looted Objects
2010
Antiquities Trafficking – Complementary Countermeasures
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