Background

Kim D. Ringler, Esq.

Bar Admissions, Education, Leadership & Community Involvement, Recognitions

Admissions

  • United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals (3rd  Cir.)
  • U.S. Claims Court
  • U.S. District Courts for the E.D.N.Y., S.D.N.Y. and D.N.J. 
  • State Bars of New Jersey and New York

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 1979
    • Law Fellow (1977-78)
    • Criminal Justice Clinic (1978-1979)
      • Public Defender, District of Columbia (Fall 1978)
      • U.S. Attorney’s Office, Alexandria, VA (Spring 1979)
  • Seton Hall School of Law, Center for Health and Pharmaceutical Law,
    • Certification in Healthcare Compliance 2013
  • Oberlin College, A.B. 1976 Majors in Economics and Government 

Recognitions

  • Martindale Hubble Rated AV Pre-Eminent 25+ years
  • Volunteer of the Year, Village Gazette 2000
  • Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in the World
  • Best Lawyers in America 2008 and 2009 in Ethics and Professional Responsibility
  • Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, 2013
  • Top Lawyers of New Jersey “as chosen by their peers” “for excellence and achievements” 2012
  • New Jersey’s Top Legal Minds, Listing in Inside New Jersey, 2012
  • New Jersey Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service, 2014 
  • U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Collaboration Award, 2014 

Leadership & Community Involvement

  • New Jersey Supreme Court Special Committee on the Duration of Disbarment for Knowing Misappropriation
  • Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
    • Joint Committee on Aging LawyersChair, Public Statement CommitteeBoard of Directors, 2005-2013
    • President, 2011-2012
  • Chair, New Jersey State Bar Association, Health Law Section, 2019 – 2020
  • American Bar Association Standing Committee on Client Protection, Liaison 2014
  • American Bar Association Standing Committee on Professional Regulation, Liaison 2020
  • Bergen County Bar Association, Co-Chair, Professionalism Committee
  • President, Women Lawyers in Bergen 1994-1996
  • Volunteer Election Lawyer, Bergen Democratic Party 2016
  • Election Duty on Behalf of NJ Attorney General, 2008-2015
  • Bergen County Democratic Party District Committee Person (former)
  • Bergen County Bar Foundation, Trustee, 2005-2009
  • Lawyers Committee Member, Community Resource Council
  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on Professional Responsibility, 2002
  • Member, NJSBA, NYSBA, NYC Bar Association committees on professional ethics
  • Village of Ridgewood, Ridgewood, New Jersey 
    • Deputy Mayor (2000-2004) and Councilwoman (2000-2008), Ridgewood, NJ
    • President, Federated Home & School Association
    • President, Friends of Music
    • Liaison, Public Library Board of Trustees 2000-2004
    • Liaison, Chamber of Commerce Executive Board 2000-2004 
    • Member, Planning Board 2004 – 2008 
    • Chair, Environmental Advisory Committee, 2007 – 2008
  • Member, New Jersey Supreme Court District Ethics Committee IIB 
  • Chair, New Jersey Supreme Court Fee Arbitration Committee IIB
  • New Jersey Superior Court, Bergen County Appointments 
    • Counsel for Indigent Attorneys, Disciplinary Matters
    • Counsel for Alleged Incapacitated Persons and Guardian Ad Litem, Guardianships 
    • Condemnation Commissioner, Land Use Takings