Kim M. Boyle
Recognized since 2011
New Orleans, Louisiana
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Boyle served as Judge Pro Tempore, Division I, for the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish. She is also a former assistant professor of law at Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans.
Ms. Boyle is very active in local, state, and national bar activities, as well as community organizations and initiatives. She served as the first female African-American President of the Louisiana State Bar Association (“LSBA”) for the 2009-2010 term and formerly served as Treasurer as well as a member of the LSBA Board of Governors. She also previously served as the first African-American President of the New Orleans Bar Association (“NOBA”). Ms. Boyle served as pro bono legal counsel to Covenant House of New Orleans. She was the first African-American woman to serve as Co-Chair of the NO/AIDS Task Force Board of Trustees, and also previously served as a board member of Aids Law Louisiana. She formely served on the board of trustees for Princeton University, and currently services on the boards of trustees for Touro Infirmary, Tulane University and Dillard University. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. In addition, she was a member of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (“LRA”) and served as Chair of the LRA Healthcare Committee. Ms. Boyle previously served on the Bring New Orleans Back Commission, which focused upon rebuilding the city post-Katrina, and served as Chair of the Health/Social Services Committee of the Commission.
- 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, LA 70130-6534
- University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1987
- Princeton University, AB, graduated 1984
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Association - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Louis A. Martinet Legal Society - Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
178 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
21 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
- Louisiana Super Lawyers
- The Best Lawyers in America
- New Orleans Magazine - Top Lawyers - Labor & Employment Law, Commercial Litigation
- Anti-Defamation League A.I. Botnick Torch of Liberty Award
- New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Hall of Fame
- New Orleans CityBusiness Women of the Year, Overall Winner, 2007
- New Orleans Bar Association President's Award
- National Bar Association Presidential Award
- Louisiana State Bar Association President's Award
- Louis A. Martinet Society President's Award
- Loyola University Black Law Students Association Louis Westerfield Award
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