Kimberly Davidson
Helping individuals facing divorce to restructure their families in a positive way
Kimberly is the founder of the Mediation and Law Offices of Kimberly Davidson. She has a comprehensive family law practice where she focuses on non-adversarial alternatives to divorce including Collaborative Practice, Mediation and divorce advisement.
Ms. Davidson is committed to helping clients reduce the pain of divorce by offering non-litigation options to address the legal, emotional and financial aspects of divorce. Kim's overall goal is to assist those confronting a divorce to restructure their families in a positive way.
As a family lawyer, Ms. Davidson listens carefully to clients' interests and concerns to assist them in identifying and articulating their goals so they can achieve the best possible outcome for their family.
Ms. Davidson is a graduate of the Southwestern University School of Law. She also holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Loyola Marymount University, where her training emphasized effective communication and family relations. This degree has helped Kim to be a compassionate listener to clients and to empathize with both parties in a divorce.
In addition to her counseling background, Kim has experience working with addiction and substance abuse issues and the unique impact those issues have on the divorcing family.
Kim is an active leader in the consensual dispute resolution community. She is a past President of Collaborative Practice California, founder and past President of the South Bay Collaborative Group “A Better Divorce” and a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. In addition to her leadership in CDR, Kim is a past President of the South Bay Bar Association. In 2006, she was presented with the Eureka award for excellence in Collaborative Practice.
Ms. Davidson lives in Palos Verdes Estates and has an adult daughter. When not practicing family law, she enjoys traveling, antiquing, reading and spending time with friends and family.
Education
1980 - University of Southern California - BA Psychology
1982 - Loyola Marymount University - MA Counseling Psychology
1986 - California State Teaching Credential
1996 - Southwestern University School of Law - Juris Doctorate
Memberships
- A Better Divorce: A Group of Collaborative Professionals
- Collaborative Practice California
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- South Bay Bar Association
