Kimberly A. Cline
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Ms. Cline received her Bachelors of Arts in legal studies with a minor in business from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1993. During her undergraduate career and the years that followed, Ms. Cline worked in several law firms in various support positions, gaining experience in the areas of large toxic tort cases, personal injury and medical malpractice. She attended her first year of law school at Cleveland Marshall College of Law. Thereafter, Ms. Cline transferred to the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 1999, and she was admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York in 2000. While in law school, Ms. Cline served a judicial clerk internship with Honorable William M. Skretny at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Ms. Cline joined The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP (formerly known as Brown & Tarantino, LLC) in January of 1998.
Ms. Cline concentrates her practice in the area of insurance defense litigation with a focus on medical malpractice claims, labor law and construction accidents, as well as premises liability. Ms. Cline also has experience defending physicians and providers who are the subject of investigation by the New York State Office of Professional Medical Conduct and the New York Education Department Office of Professional Discipline. Ms. Cline is admitted to practice in New York. She is a member of the New York State Bar, Erie County Bar Association, and the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Cline has been selected for inclusion in New York State Super Lawyers since 2018.
Areas Of Practice
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Insurance Defense
- Construction Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Employment and Labor Law
- Professional Licensing
- Privileging Investigations
- Physician and Medical Professional Defense
- Nursing Home Defense
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2000
Education
- State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 1999
J.D.
Law Review: Editor with Environmental Law Review - Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
- State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, 1993
B.A.
Major: Legal Studies
Minor: Business
Professional Associations And Memberships
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- Erie County Bar Association, Member
- Western New York Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Pro Bono Activities
- Vice President - Council of All Saints Lutheran Church, 2015 to 2022