CURRICULUM VITAE
Kimberly D. Ambrose
Senior Lecturer, University of Washington School of Law
William H. Gates Hall
PO Box 85110
Seattle, Washington 98145-1110
(206) 543-3434
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Washington Law School
Lecturer (2002-present)
Director, Race and Justice Clinic (2011-present)
Interim Director (2007-2009)
Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic
Director
Children and Youth Legislative Advocacy Clinic (2007-2009)
Supervising Attorney, Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic (2002-2007)
Courses taught: Race and Justice Clinic (Fall/Winter/Spring)
Tutorial on Clinical Legal Education (Winter/Spring)
Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic (Fall/Winter/Spring)
Legislative Advocacy Clinic (Fall/Winter/Spring)
Juvenile Justice Seminar (Winter/Spring)
Open Society Justice Institute Fellow
Beijing, China (1/2010-6/2010)
Internatioal Bridges to Justice
Director, China Criminal Clinic Program
Directed the Criminal Clinical Legal Education Project, a project to develop 16 pilot criminal defense
clinics in law schools throughout China in partnership with the Chinese Committee on Clinical Education.
International Bridges to Justice, Beijing, China (6/2009-9/2009)
Volunteer Attorney and Clinical Law Professor
Provided training and consultation to support clinical law programs and criminal defense attorneys in
China.
The Washington Defender Association (2002-2005)
Resource Attorney
Developed resource materials, trainings and provided technical assistance to public defenders across
Washington State.
Seattle University School of Law Access to Justice Institute (2001-2002)
Visiting Adjunct Professor/Director Immigrant Child Advocacy Project
Developed and directed a new project to assist undocumented children who are victims of abuse, neglect or
abandonment obtain lawful permanent residence.
Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons (1993-1999)
Staff Attorney
Lead defense counsel for over 70 bench and jury trials in juvenile offender, dependency and adult felony
matters.
Franklin & Bersin (since dissolved), Seattle, Washington (1990-1992)
Associate
The Honorable David Ezra, United States District Court, District of Hawaii (1989-1990)