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Speaker Bio

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Kim Boyle
Vice-Managing Partner/Phelp’s New Orleans Office

Attorney Kim Boyle focuses her labor and employment practice on civil rights, constitutional law, commercial and general litigation, and helping businesses promote inclusion and avoid discrimination.  Previously, she served as Judge Pro Tempore for the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. She currently serves as a board and executive committee member for Greater New Orleans Inc. and is the president and board chair of the Amistad Research Center.  Kim was the first female African American president of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the first African American president of the New Orleans Bar Association. Named one of Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in U.S. Litigation, Kim was also awarded the Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Trailblazer Award in 2023 for her commitment to enhancing diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.