Kimberly S. Young
Supportive legal counsel
Kimberly arrived at Apple Street Law Office P.L.C. with both career and life experience. She has spent the past sixteen years representing debtors in bankruptcy, and she also handles divorce, civil actions, child welfare actions, and the defense of adults and juveniles charged with criminal offenses.
She earned her degrees while working and raising a family, which gave her a depth of experience that many fairly new attorneys lack. Consultations are free.
Email Kimberly directly at ksyoung@applestreetlawoffice.com.
From the trustees’ desk to the attorney’s chair.
Kimberly knew bankruptcy from the inside before she was an attorney. She worked for the Chapter 12 and 13 trustees as a paralegal, then went to law school while raising a family and holding a job.
- i1994
Associate in Science, Paralegal Studies, Davenport College
The same year, she interned at the Kent County Public Defender's Office as an investigator.
- ii1997
Bachelor of Business Administration, Davenport College
A focus in Business Management and Social Science, earned while working full time at a successful Grand Rapids law firm.
- iiiSeveral years after
Paralegal for the Chapter 12 and 13 Bankruptcy Trustees
She worked on that side of the table until she decided to become an attorney.
- ivLaw school
Awards, and a year with Disability Advocates of Kent County
Awards for her performance in Advanced Writing and Alternative Dispute Resolution. She also spent a year assisting people with disabilities, mainly facing employment and education discrimination issues.
- vMay 2007
Juris Doctorate, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
She passed the July 2007 bar examination, all while working and raising a family.
- viSixteen years
Representing debtors in bankruptcy
In both the Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan. She has spoken at bankruptcy seminars, sits on the Board of Directors of the Debtors Bar of West Michigan and is its former President. She belongs to the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and formerly served as a council member of the State Bar Social Security Lawyers Section.
- vii2019
Basic Interdisciplinary Training in Collaborative Divorce Practice
She also takes part in continuing legal education seminars regularly, so her knowledge of the law stays current.
- viiiTwelve years in Barry County
Practicing at Apple Street Law Office P.L.C.
Member of the Barry County Bar Association and the Kiwanis Club of Hastings. She also represents clients in Kent County and the other counties around Barry.
At Apple Street, she still carries the debtor’s side of the table.
Here at the office, Kimberly continues to represent debtors in Chapter 7, 12 and 13 bankruptcy proceedings. Each line below goes to the page that explains that kind of case.
- BankruptcyShe represents debtors in Chapter 7, Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 proceedings, the work she has done for sixteen years.Read more
- Divorce and child welfare actionsDivorce matters and child welfare actions, backed by her 2019 collaborative divorce training.Read more
- Criminal defense for adults and juvenilesShe defends adults and juveniles charged with criminal offenses.Read more
- Civil actionsShe also represents clients in civil actions. The attorney will tell you how your situation fits.Read more
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