Overview
Akesha L. Kirkpatrick joined the firm as an associate at Goldberg Simpson in 2020. Her practice primarily includes tort litigation and defense, commercial and business litigation, and employment litigation.
Ms. Kirkpatrick is originally from Somerset, Kentucky. She received her B.A. in English Literature and Political Science and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Kentucky in 2016. Thereafter, Ms. Kirkpatrick earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in Lexington, Kentucky.
While in law school, Ms. Kirkpatrick was actively involved with the Student Bar Association, the Health Law Society, the Women’s Law Caucus, and served as both a Staff Editor and a Notes Review Committee Member on the Kentucky Law Journal.
Ms. Kirkpatrick was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in October 2019. She is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association.
Education
University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D. (2019)
English Literature and Political Science, B.A. (2016)
Admissions
Kentucky, 2019