Kim A. Bodnar
Attorney at Law
Attorney Kim A. Bodnar is licensed to practice in both Pennsylvania and the state of Florida. She currently operates a full-service law firm to serve the residents of Western Pennsylvania. Attorney Bodnar currently actively practices in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington, Beaver, and Somerset county courts, as well as in the federal courts. She commits herself to professional representation in various areas of the law. Ms. Bodnar is an active member of the Allegheny County Bar Association. Ms. Bodnar also takes an active role in community organizations and does volunteer charity work.
Hard work and an excellent reputation amongst her peers have earned her the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell rating of BV since 2003.
My practice consists of general civil law cases, personal injury cases in County Court of Common (predominantly Allegheny County, also Westmoreland, Washington, Butler, Lawrence, Armstrong, Cambria, and Beaver Counties) and Federal Court. I act as counsel for various enterprises, handling preliminary injunctions, and workers’ compensation hearings as well as Petitions to open or strike judgments, procedural arguments, discovery motions, sanctions, etc. Essentially, all aspects of a general, predominately civil practice. I also handle estate planning, and estate administration throughout the entire state of Pennsylvania and Florida.
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
Florida
Professional Associations
Allegheny County Bar Association member since 1992
Sole and Small Firm Practitioner Section member
Committee member (Allegheny County Bench Bar Conference)
Florida Bar Association
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (past member)
Court-Appointed Lawyer in Juvenile Court Allegheny County
Allegheny County Permanent Arbitration Alternate - Arbitration Division since 2004
Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers (past member)
American Bar Association member
Panel member at Estate Planning Seminars - Allegheny Community College
Paralegal Specialist Program at Sanford Brown University
Advisory Board Past Member
Former Adjunct Professor
Education
J.D. - Duquesne University School of Law, 1992
B.S. - Pennsylvania State University, 1987
Graduated with Distinction - General Business, International Business
Additional Practice Areas
Adoption
Orphans Court/ Register of Wills
Estate Administration
Living Wills
Healthcare Power of Attorney
Power of Attorney – Personal
Wills
Estate Planning
Real Estate Transfers
Industrial Accidents
Injury/ Negotiation and Litigation
Insurance Coverage Issues/ Bad Faith
Slip and Fall Injury
Small Claims/ Local District Justice Court