About Kimberly Gray, Managing Partner
Kimberly Gray has over 19 years of experience in the practice of Family Law. Ms. Gray began her career working for Jackson County, Missouri as a Hearing Officer before clerking for the Honorable John R. Gray (no relation) and then advancing as an attorney or the Juvenile Officer for Jackson County Family Court. She joined Cordell & Cordell in 2009 and has actively practiced and litigated in Missouri, Tennessee, and New York. Ms. Gray opened both the Nashville, Tennessee, and Buffalo, New York offices of Cordell & Cordell. After starting as a Litigation Attorney with Cordell & Cordell, she has advanced in management to her current position as a Management Partner of the Firm where she is based in the Town & Country (St. Louis), Missouri office. She currently oversees 28 offices of the Firm.
Having first chaired more than 300 cases throughout her legal career, Ms. Gray has been recognized by Cordell & Cordell and the legal community for her litigation skills. She has also handled several appellate decisions in both Missouri and Tennessee resulting in favorable outcomes for her clients. Her tenacity as a litigator is apparent when she successfully appealed the same case twice, both times having the Western District of Missouri Court of Appeals correct trial court errors. “Children need both parents actively involved in their children’s lives, so I work hard to ensure my clients attain equal parenting time.”
Licenses
Ms. Gray is licensed in the State of Missouri, New York and Tennessee (inactive).
Education
- Tuskegee University – B.A. Elementary Education
- Juris Doctorate from University of Missouri – Columbia
- Appointed Guardian ad Litem
Professional Experience
- Domestic Violence Clinic Intern, University of Missouri – Columbia
- Clerk for the Honorable John Gray, Jackson County Circuit Court
- Hearing Officer –Jackson County Circuit Court
- Attorney for the Juvenile Officer, Jackson County Family Court
Associations
- Member of the Jackson County Bar Association
- Delta Sigma Theta – Alumni
Awards
- 2009 – Recognized by Cordell & Cordell for managing the TOP performing team of lawyers
- 2011 – Recognized by Cordell & Cordell as managing the TOP region of attorneys
- 2011 – Recognized by Cordell & Cordell as the TOP overall performer
- 2014 – Recognized as a “Rising Star” in the field of Family Law, by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service of Outstanding Lawyers
- 2015 – Recognized as a “Rising Star” in the field of Family Law, by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service of Outstanding Lawyers
- 2016 – Recognized as a “Rising Star” as a Mid-South Rising Star.
- 2016 – Recognized by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys as an outstanding lawyer under 40 for Client Satisfaction
- 2022 – Recognized as a Patriotic Employer awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America
Publication
Ms. Gray has presented at Cordell & Cordell’s “10 Stupidest Mistakes Men Make When Facing Divorce” seminars.
Ms. Gray frequently contributes responses to Ask a Lawyer questions for DadsDivorce.com.
