Kimberly J. Anderson
A former Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney, Ms. Anderson has obtained extensive trial and appellate experience. A strong supporter and advocate of children’s rights, Ms. Anderson has served as co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Children and the Law Committee. She has been appointed by the courts numerous times on cases involving adoption and juvenile matters. Ms. Anderson serves as a court appointed child representative.
Admitted:
Illinois, 1998, United States Supreme Court, 2002.
Law School:
The John Marshall Law School, JD, with Honors 1998
Undergraduate Degree:
Elmhurst College, Bachelors of Science in Business, 1995
Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney 1998-1999
Member:
Chicago Bar Association, 1998 to Present
Adoption Law Division, 2005 to Present
Matrimonial Law Division, Vice Chair 2006-2007
Matrimonial Subcommittee, Judiciary and the Courts, Chair 2002-2004
Illinois State Bar Association, 1998 to Present
Assembly Member, Cook County, 2004-2006
Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations, 2002 to Present
Committee, Women and the Law, 2000 to 2005
Young Lawyers Board, 1999-2002
Membership and the Bar, 2000 to Present, Secretary 2006
Illinois LEARN
Board of Directors, 2000 - 2004
American Bar Association
Co-Chair, Children and the Law, 2000 - 2001
John Marshall Law School
Alumni Board of Directors, 2002 to Present
Assistant Treasurer, 2006 to Present
Women Everywhere Partners in Service Project
Member 1998 to Present
Chair, 2006-2007
Seminars/Speaking Engagements/CLE:
Guest Speaker, Domestic Violence, Channel 21, December 2006
Speaker, Child Support, "Law at the Library" Seminar, Chicago Bar Association, 2003-2006
Speaker, Triton College, Family Law, April 10, 2001
Hot Topics in Domestic Violence, Speaker "Nuts and Bolts of Hearings on Civil
Orders of Protection. September 8, 2006, Illinois State Bar Association
John Marshall Law School, Speaker, Issues for New Attorneys, October 30, 2006
Illinois State Bar, Speaker Cable Program "Abandoned Baby and Adoptions", September 27, 2006
Awards/Other Biographical Data:
The John Marshall Law School, The Lucy Sprague Public Service Scholarship, 1998
Illinois State Bar Association, Co-Recipient, Community Service Award, 2001
State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor, 2nd District, Appellate Writer, 2003-2005
Certified Child Representative, 2003 to Present
Certified Arbitrator, Circuit Court of Cook County, 2002-2004