Kimberly White

Kimberly White

Adjunct Professor

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Voice/Presentation Specialist
  • Shakespeare Coach
  • Trial Consultant

EDUCATION

  • BFA, California Institute of the Arts, 1981
  • Certified Linklater Voice Teacher
  • Act of Communication Certified  

Biography

Kimberly White empowers attorneys and business professionals to communicate with passion, confidence and clarity. She brings to her work a unique blend of dynamic techniques she has translated from 25+ years in the professional theater as a coach, teacher and actress. Ms. White is one of 200 teachers world-wide trained and certified by Master Teacher Kristin Linklater in her premiere voice method, Freeing the Natural Voice.

Ms. White specializes in working with women and in 2019 presented at American Association of Justice's Be a Trailblazer, the first conference exclusively for female trial lawyers. She has lead trainings and been a key note speaker at numerous conferences and organizations including: SF Women's Advocacy Project, SF Trial Lawyers Association, Women of Washington State Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, ATLA's Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and Seattle Public Defenders Litigation Academy.

With Seattle attorney Mary Ruth Mann, Ms. White created "Compelling Voice, Compelling Story", a 2-4 day CLE training they co-lead nationally. Ms. White has worked with the law firms of Panish, Shea & Boyle LLP (Los Angeles), Dickson Teesan LLP (San Francisco), Arnold & Itkin LLP (Houston,) as well as dozens of Seattle Firms. She has coached public speaking for the State Department (Washington DC), and the World Global Fellows in NYC. Ms. White has taught internationally in S. Korea, Mexico, Canada and the Czech Republic. She has worked with clients from numerous companies including Deloitte Financial, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Boeing, CallisonRTKL and AT&T.

Ms. White contributed to "Pandemic Communication", an article in the January 2021 edition of the Advocate Journal. She holds a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. She is a member the American Association of Trial Consultants and Voice & Speech Trainers Association. Ms. White works with attorneys on openings/closings and Witness Preparation.