Kim Akins

Kim Akins

  • Family Law, Divorce
  • Ohio
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Biography

Kim was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. She attended Villa Maria Preparatory School in Pennsylvania before doing her undergraduate work at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. She worked for several years as a training officer for the State before attending Law School at the University of Akron.

Kim has wide experience in criminal, family and civil law having practiced in 68 of the 88 counties in Ohio. She comes to WSM with a wealth of Domestic Relations and Juvenile court experience having worked as a hearing officer, the director of a Child Support Enforcement Agency and a Guardian ad Litem.

When not in court, Kim is the Executive Director of The Youngstown Shakespeare Company, which provides free Shakespeare in the park. She also serves on the Pride Youngstown Board, which staged the first Pride Festival in the Youngstown area. She is also a member of the Board of United Returning Citizens, which is dedicated to facilitating reentry into civic life for the formerly incarcerated.

Practice Areas
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Ohio
Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Attorney Services
ID Number: 44042
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WSM Law
575 Copeland Mill Rd Suite 1F
Westerville, OH 43081
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Telephone: (380) 203-2023