Kimberly D. Neilson
Associate
KIMBERLY D. NEILSON, Attorney, is a 2001 graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law. She graduated with honors and received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Tulsa in 1998. She is a member of the State Bar of California, admitted in 2001. Ms. Neilson is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, San Diego Lawyers Club, California Employment Lawyers Association and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. She is active in the San Diego legal community, having served on committees for the San Diego County Bar Association and San Diego Lawyers Club and volunteered at the annual Women's Resource Fair.
Her main areas of practice include civil litigation, employment, wage and hour and consumer class actions. She has been extensively involved in pro bono activities. Ms. Neilson has participated in a class action trial advocating on behalf of low-income tenants for local rent control ordinance violations which resulted in a verdict on the tenants' behalf. She also represented the rights of San Diego's homeless residents, resulting in a settlement with the City of San Diego which prohibited the City from targeting homeless persons for illegal lodging tickets under Penal Code Section 467(j). She currently volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (C.A.S.A.) with Voices for Children, serving as an advocate for San Diego County foster youth.
Contact: kneilson-deleteme[at]-deleteme-ckslaw [dot] com
Community Service
- Voices for Children - Court Appointed Special Advocate
Accolades & Achievements
- Honors for outstanding volunteer community service as a CASA - Voices For Children, 2007
Professional Affiliations
- Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
- State Bar of California
- San Diego County Bar Association
- San Diego Lawyers Club
- California Employment Lawyers Association
California Wage