Kimberly I Culp

Kimberly I Culp

also known as Kimberly I Culp Cloyd

5.0
Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 20 years

Litigation Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Appeals

Spear Tower, 40th Floor, Suite 4025, One Market Plaza, 1 Market Street, San Francisco, CA

About Kimberly

Biography

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 350-400 per hour


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Licenses

Licensed in California for 20 years

State: California

Acquired: 2005

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Venable, LLP

Spear Tower, 40th Floor, Suite 4025, One Market Plaza, 1 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105

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Kimberly I Culp's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | September 28, 2010 | Car Accidents

Good outcome, smart lawyer

I don't think anyone who gets involved in legal action comes away super-happy about it -- you just do the best with the hand you're dealt and hope you get some kind of justice for what happened to you. But if you need to get legal on someone, (bike-car collision in my case), Kimberly is great. Sa...ndy (her boss) comes to the important meetings (mediation), expert witness meeting, but Kimberly handled all the day-to-day of my case: depositions, records, letters to other side, stuff I don't know the name of, etc. She's a great communicator and easy to get a hold of. Super-professional and very confident and knowledgeable. She's very smart and has enough experience to see all the angles ahead of time and steer you through the pitfalls. Since most cases settle, what you need from your lawyer is for them to 1) stop you from doing stupid stuff, and 2) talk you into doing smart stuff. For that, Kimberly was great, and very knowledgeable, and I think we had an excellent outcome. It costs a lot to sue someone, both in lawyer contingency fees and case expenses (which you pay all of and which get amazingly insanely huge if you go to trial), but Kimberly was always up front about all that, and that's part of why so many cases settle before trial. My only critique of Kimberly is that occasionally I felt a touch "out of the loop", but most people aren't as micro-manager as I am, and when I did have a question Kimberly was always super-quick with an answer, and easy to get on the phone or email. If I had to do it over I'd call Kimberly again, and that's very high praise for a lawyer! :)

Posted by anonymous | September 13, 2010 | Mediation

Competant, decisive, intelligent, professional, honesty and integrity

Kimberly is a competant and decisive attorney. She took the time to listen and understand the issues, and gave professional legal advice and guidance throughout the mediation process. Kimberly is responsive and intelligent in her correspondence in person, over the phone, and in emails. Her honest ...and integrity made it easy to communicate and articulate the client's viewpoint which she translated into legal advice and actions. I would highly recommend Kimberly to anyone seeking legal advice.

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Kimberly I Culp's Lawyer Endorsements

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Sanford Cipinko

Litigation lawyer | May 07

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"Kimberly worked for me and she is one of the brightest lawyers I know. She was an extremely hard worker and she knew how to analyze complex problems and come up with innovative solutions. All of my clients felt working with Kimberly was a very positive experience and they were very happy with her work product. I was sad to see her go but I know that whomever she is working with will always be pleasantly surprised by her work ethic and can have confidence that if she is working on your case you will either win or else."

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Yuliya Magomedov

Employment and labor lawyer | Oct 12

Relationship: Co-worker

"Kimberly is a great attorney. She has extensive experience in handling complex employment, personal injury, and general business litigation matters. Kimberly can handle any case from its inseption through completion, including, but not limited to, research, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trial. Kimberly is very knowledgeable and passionate about what she does. She always strives to acheive the best results for her clients. I highly recommend Kimberly!"

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Sanford Cipinko

Personal injury lawyer

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Yuliya Magomedov

Personal injury lawyer

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Soo-Hyun Cho

Employment and labor lawyer

Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Honors

2013

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2012

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2005

Winner 2005 Pace Moot Court Competition, Pace Law School

2005

Best Intervenor's Brief Pace Moot Court Competition, Pace Law School

2004

Second Place Team Evan A. Evans Moot Court Competition, University of Wisconsin Law School

2004

Best Petitioner's Brief Evan A. Evans Moot Court Competition, University of Wisconsin Law School

2004

Witkin Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, U.C. Hastings College of Law

2001

Best Research and Writing Award, U.C. Davis Washington Center

1999

Academic Achievement Scholarship, U.C. Davis Alumni Association

N/A

William Turrentine Jackson Scholarship, U.C. Davis

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Associate, Colt / Wallerstein LLP

2009 - 2010

Associate, Law Offices of Sanford M. Cipinko

2005 - 2009

Associate, Fenwick & West LLP

Associations

2010 - Present

San Mateo County Bar Association

2009 - Present

The Lawyers' Club of San Francisco, Inn of Court

Member

2005 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Travis v. Bison Builders

Order affirming jury verdict

Friedman v. Boucher

Judgment of the district court reversed.

Martin v. Gillis & Lane

Judgment affirmed.

Vindicia v. iolo

Confidential Settlement

Finisar v. SerialTek

Confidential Settlement

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Education

2005

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2001

University of California - Davis

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2008

Fenwick & West Litigation Lunch

Preserving Issues for Appeal

Languages

English

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