Kimberly M Surratt

Kimberly Surratt has a license to practice law in both Nevada and California. She began her legal career in 2002 in insurance defense before transitioning into family law only one year later and she opened Surratt Law Practice in 2007. She has now practiced for twenty years and has had her firm for 15 years, crazy how time flies.

In 2004, Kimberly Surratt had her first surrogacy matter. She has immersed herself in assisted reproduction law, parentage, and adoption. She has lobbied all the reproductive law changes in Nevada to date, including a major change in insurance law mandating surrogacy coverage. Kimberly Surratt became a fellow with the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys in 2010 and today she is on the board of trustees for the Academy. Kimberly Surratt’s extensive knowledge in family law, parentage law and surrogacy has allowed her to speak on both the national and international level to people who want . She has a passion.

Kimberly Surratt served for eight years on the executive council and has been the vice chair and then chair of the State Bar of Nevada Family Law Section. In addition, she is a Past President of the Nevada Justice Association having served on their board since 2013. She has lobbied with the Nevada Justice Association since 2004. Her lobbying career is long, but she has worked on bills such as Nevada Domestic Partnerships, the Uniform Collaborative Law Act, post-adoption contact agreements, a complete rewrite of all surrogacy statutes, and numerous other family law, reproductive and adoption statutes.

In her free time, Kim enjoys her son and her partner, golfs, gardens, loves the outdoors, rides horses and volunteers for many different organizations.

Memberships:

• Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
• American Society of Reproductive Medicine
• Resolve: The National Infertility Association
• Society for Ethical Egg Donatio and Surrogacy
• American Bar Association
• National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
• State Bar of Nevada Family Law Section
• Nevada Justice Association
• Washoe County Bar Association

Awards:

• President’s Award from the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
• Unsung Hero Award from the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
• Reproductive Freedom Hero Award from Planned Parenthood
• Leading Family Law Practitioner Award from the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
• Nevada Supreme Court: Access to Justice Pro Bono Services Award
• Children’s Attorney Pro Bono Award from Washoe Legal Services
• Champions of Justice form Nevada Legal Services
• Pro Bono Law firm of the Year form Nevada Legal Services

Positions:

• State of Nevada Child Support Commission Appointee and Chair (August 2017 - present)
• Supreme Court of Nevada Bench-Bar Committee Appointee (October 2015 – present)
• Supreme Court Child Support Commission Appointee (July 2016 – December 2016)
• National Gay and Lesbian Bar Association (2008 - present)
• Executive Committee Member, State Bar of Nevada Family Law Section (March 2013 – present)
• State Bar of Nevada Family Law Section Executive Council (October 2013 - 2021)
  • Chair (2019 – 2020)
  • Co-Chair (2018 – 2019)
  • Board Member (2013 – 2021)
• State Bar of Nevada LGBT Bar Section
  • Founder (2013)
  • Executive Committee Member (2013 – 2017)
  • Co-Chair, Legislative Committee (January 2014 – January 2017)
• Nevada Justice Association Board Member (2002 - present)
  • Present (2020 – 2021)
  • President Elect (2019 – 2020)
  • Vice President (2018 – 2019)
  • Board Treasurer (2017 – 2018)
  • Board Secretary (2016 – 2017)
  • Board Member (2013 – present)
  • Domestic Lobbying Committee Chair (2012 – 2020)
• NCLR’s National Family Law Advisory Council (April 2008 - present)
• American Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Attorneys (2010 - present)
  • Board of Trustees (June 2020 – present)
  • Fellow (2010 – present)
  • Chair of ART Resource Committee (2022 – present)
  • Chair of Sponsors Committee (2022 – present)
  • Chair of Paralegal Conference (2021)
  • National Legislative Response Team (January 2014 – present)
  • Sponsor Co-Chair for San Francisco Conference
  • Conference Planner, Kansas City Lobbying and Trial Conference