Kimberly K. Winter

Ms. Winter has worked primarily in the areas of insurance recovery and insolvency and employment law. She has lectured to various professional groups on both insurance and employment law topics.

A significant portion of Ms. Winter’s current practice involves complex insurance coverage disputes. Her focus is on analyzing policy terms, conducting insurance archeology, and negotiating with solvent and insolvent insurance carriers on behalf of policyholders facing long-tail environmental and products liability claims.

Ms. Winter has also represented the Missouri Director of Insurance in his capacity as receiver of certain insolvent insurance companies. In this capacity, her primary responsibilities have been evaluating policyholder claims, including complex environmental and asbestos claims, and negotiating the recovery of reinsurance.

Court Memberships

• Kansas
• Missouri
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Honors

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Order of the Bench and Robe
• American Jurisprudence Award: Constitutional Law I
• American Jurisprudence Award: Evidence
• Dean’s Award for Superior Academic Achievement: Advanced Litigation Drafting
• William P. Eckels Law Scholarship
• UMKC National Moot Court Team (1995-1996)
• BNA Award for Best Brief, Moot Court Competition
• University of Nebraska Regents’ Scholarship
• Catherine Mellick Women’s Scholarship
• W & E Gaffney Scholarship

Professional Affiliations

• Kansas Bar Association
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• American Bar Association
• Association of Women Lawyers

Publications

• Co-author, “Environmental Insurance,” New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Chapter 27, October 2010

Presentations

• Speaker, Insurance Hot Topics: Practical Advice for Corporate Counsel, January 14, 2009