BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Jennifer B. Kimble, an attorney with Rumberger, Kirk and Caldwell, has been named to the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Board of Directors. Kimble will serve as the Programs Director and as a member of the IWIRC Management Committee for two years.
IWIRC is the premier international, networking and professional growth organization for women in the restructuring and insolvency industry. Kimble, who currently serves on the Board of Directors as Program Director, co-founded and now co-chairs the Alabama Network of the IWIRC. She is also the 2012 recipient of the IWIRC’s “Rising Star Award.”
Kimble focuses her practice in the area of bankruptcy and commercial litigation. She represents creditors, debtors, unsecured creditors committees, Chapter 7 trustees and other parties in bankruptcy and litigation matters as well as handling workouts and out-of-court restructurings. She represents both creditors and plan administrators in preference and fraudulent transfer actions. Kimble also represents financial institutions in litigation with loan participants. Her practice also includes representing automobile manufacturers and sole-source suppliers in bankruptcy and litigation-related matters and financial disputes.
Kimble currently serves on the Executive Board of the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section of the Birmingham Bar Association and is Chair-Elect of the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section for 2014. She also serves on the Grievance Committee of the Birmingham Bar Association. She is active in the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) as the Newsletter Editor for the Young and New Members Committee and serves on the Southeastern Bankruptcy Workshop Advisory Board. In addition, she is active in the Alabama Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA). Among her many honors, Kimble has been recognized in the Alabama Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” since 2011.
A native of Hattiesburg, Kimble graduated summa cum laude from Mississippi State University and magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where she was Associate Articles Editor of the Mississippi Law Journal and served on the Moot Court Board.
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