Kimberly Rodgers, Esq.

Kimberly Rodgers, Esq.

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Kimberly Rodgers, Esq. received her B.S. Degree (with honors) in Biochemistry from the University of Miami and her J.D. (cum laude) from Stetson University College of Law. After graduating from law school, Kimberly accepted a clerkship with U.S. Magistrate Mary S. Scriven of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

She has been practicing primarily family law in St. Petersburg since 2000. Since 2005, she’s served as executive director of the Community Law Program, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. CLP’s mission is to empower the most vulnerable in Pinellas County through pro bono legal representation and assistance, education about legal rights and responsibilities, and outreach. In this role, she has expanded and started numerous programs and services to ensure all access to justice.

Kimberly served on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners from 2006–2009 (the youngest attorney to serve on this board at the time) and is now an emeritus member. She has also chaired The Florida Bar’s Sixth Circuit Grievance Committee Section 6E. She has also served on the boards of CASA and Lighthouse of Pinellas.

Kimberly currently serves as secretary of the board of the Homeless Leadership Alliance. She has held leadership positions in The Florida Bar and the St. Petersburg Bar, and she most recently served as president of the Florida Pro Bono Coordinators’ Association, a statewide group of professionals concerned about access to justice for Florida’s most vulnerable residents.

Throughout her education and career, Kimberly has received numerous awards. Chief among them were her 2014 Woman of the Year Award: INSPIRE, presented by the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, and her Kay B. Meyers Pro Bono Coordinator Award, presented by the Florida Supreme Court in 2017. Under Kimberly’s leadership in 2016, Community Law Program was recognized as Nonprofit of the Year: Public & Societal Benefit by the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Kimberly and her husband, Ralph, have a lovely daughter, Rainna.