Jennifer Kim

Professor Kim joined the Family Law Clinic in June 2011. Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Kim served as the Clinical Graduate Fellow at Albany Law School’s Family Violence Litigation Clinic, where she worked with students on family law matters concerning custody, child support and orders of protection. She also worked at Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Appeals Bureau, where she researched and drafted appellate briefs on behalf of incarcerated clients.

Professor Kim earned her J.D. from Boston College Law School, where she was actively involved with the Criminal Justice Clinic’s Boston College Defenders. She was the 2008 recipient of the Lewis S. Gurwitz Award for the "selfless commitment to defend those who lack the resources to defend themselves," and the 2008 recipient of the Sister Thea Bowman Award for the "commitment to change." Professor Kim is a member of the Maryland, New Jersey, and New York state bars. Her scholarship is in the area of Critical Race Theory and Family Law.