Attorney Profile

- Kimberly Lambert
- Shareholder
- Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.
- Pensacola
- Florida
- (850) 435-7000
- (888) 435-7001
- (850) 435-7020
- klambert@levinlaw.com
Ms. Lambert joined the law firm of Levin, Papantonio in 2005 and earned partner/shareholder status in 2010. Ms. Lambert focuses her practice on personal injury, mass tort litigation, products liability litigation, wrongful death, and admiralty/maritime law.
Ms. Lambert has handled multiple mass tort litigations including FenPhen I, Guidant, Medtronic, Rezulin, Asbestos, Zyprexa, and Yamaha Rhino. She was the lead attorney in the Tequin litigation resulting in a sizeable settlement for her clients, and in 2010, she and her trial partners received the only plaintiff’s verdict against Yamaha for injuries sustained in a Rhino rollover case.
Ms. Lambert is AV® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, which is the highest given.
She is currently licensed to practice law before all Florida state courts, the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and has been given permission to practice in many multi-district litigations throughout the country.
Ms. Lambert stays actively involved in her local community by participating in annual Law Day events, area school law-related presentations, speaking events for local paralegal organizations, Big Brothers Big Sisters Program as well as speaking at MassTorts Made Perfect and other CLE programs. She was recently named the 2012 President of the National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40.
Mass Tort / Product Liability
Personal injury
Areas of Practice:
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Products Liability -
Personal Injury/Wrongful Death -
Admiralty/Maritime
Bar Admissions:
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Florida -
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida -
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida -
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
Education:
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Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, LA
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Stephen & Schezy Barbas Scholarship
Honors: Recipient of the Dean's Endowment Scholarship
Honors: Loyola Trial Team, Secretary
Honors: Loyola Law Clinic, Student Practitioner
Honors: Law Journal: Journal of Public Interest Law, Managing Editor
Honors: Law Journal: Maritime Law Journal, Editor -
University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
B.A. Psychology
Honors: President's List -
Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida
A.S. Paralegal Studies
Published Works:
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PROVIDERS' RICO CLAIMS FAIL TO SOLVE THE HMO PROBLEM: THE NEED FOR FEDERAL LEGISLATION, 5 Loy. J. Pub. Int. L 135, Spring, 2004 -
Pharmaceutical Litigation Recent Trends and Developments, Florida Justice Association Journal, August, 2007, Number 522 -
Honors and Awards:
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Named in the Twenty-Fourth Edition of Who's Who: American Law Students -
Florida Rising Star, 2010 Super Lawyers -
Florida Rising Star, 2011 Super Lawyers -
Florida Rising Star, 2012 Super Lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships:
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American Association for Justice -
American Inns of Court -
Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association / Young Lawyers Division -
Florida Association of Women Trial Lawyers -
Florida Bar -
Florida Justice Association -
Pensacola Young Professionals -
2012 National Trial Lawyers: 40 under 40 President
