330 Alhambra Circle
Coral Gables, FL 33134
633 S. Andrews Avenue Suite 400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(305) 446-5700
(954) 323-4400
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(305) 446-5700
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Coral Gables, FL 33134
633 S. Andrews Avenue Suite 400
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 323-4400
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Kimberly L. Wald is a partner and trial attorney at The Haggard Law Firm. Her focus areas of practice include sexual assault, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, drowning, and boating injuries.
Ms. Wald has obtained over $180 million dollars in jury verdicts and over $100,000,000 in settlements for clients. In November of 2023, Ms. Wald obtained a $7.5 million jury verdict in Gainesville Florida in a wrongful death case involving a father of two minor children.
In June of 2023, Ms. Wald obtained a $3.5 million jury verdict for an equestrian who was injured in a car accident.
In July 2021, Ms. Wald secured a a $35 million jury verdict for a paralyzed Navy veteran who suffered catastrophic injuries in a car crash case and 2019 she served as second-chair in two landmark trials against the largest cigarette manufacturers in the country with verdicts exceeding $13 million. In 2017 Ms. Wald served as second chair in Konzelman v. RJ Reynolds and obtained a $28.795 million jury verdict.
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In 2023 Ms. Wald was inducted in the National Trial Lawyers Association in their Top 40 Under 40 section and in 2021 she was honored to be selected by the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association to receive the inaugural “Rising Star Award.” She also was named a “Rising Star” by the Super Lawyers organization in both 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and additionally was named one of the Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.
She has been recognized by the Daily Business Review as one of the “Most Effective Lawyers” for her involvement in a $4 million medical malpractice arbitration.
Career: Ms. Wald began her legal career as a law clerk with Kelley|Uustal in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, specializing in complex product liability and medical malpractice cases. During her last year of law school, she served as a Certified Legal Intern with the Office of the State Attorney for the 17th Judicial Circuit where she tried numerous misdemeanor cases.
Ms. Wald graduated with honors from Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business in 2011 where she received her Bachelor of Science in Management. She earned a double major in Legal Studies and Business and Marketing, with a minor in Jewish Studies. Upon graduating summa cum laude from Nova Southeastern University Law School in 2014, Ms. Wald returned to Kelley|Uustal to help victims of negligence and their families.
Ms. Wald has served as a guest lecturer at NSU Shepard Broad Law Center and serves on the faculty of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
Background: Ms. Wald is a South Florida native, born and raised in Fort Lauderdale. She is an avid sailor and enjoys cooking and spending time with her family and her dog, Bruno.
Trial lawyer Kimberly Wald is interviewed on Channel 10 in Tampa Bay about the lawsuit filed on behalf of Tyre Sampson’s family. The teenager was killed when he fell off a tower ride at an amusement park in Orlando.
Edward Ware, who is autistic, was murdered when the group home staff members responsible for his care physically restrained him by laying on top of him for over four minutes. Story by WSVN-TV.
The Haggard Law Firm represents the family of Christian Obumseli who was stabbed to death by his girlfriend who had a documented history of abusing him. Wald was interviewed by CourtTV about the case.
“The highest honor a lawyer can receive is to obtain a client’s trust in handling their case. Our clients come to us during the most horrific, turbulent time in their lives and it is our job to help them navigate through the trauma and find answers to guide them through their pain. I tell everyone I meet that I sincerely hope they never need us, but if they do, we will be in your corner and will fight for them until we obtain the justice they deserve.”
– Kimberly L. Wald
The Haggard Law Firm, P.A. represents the rights of people seriously injured or killed through the fault of others. We are passionately committed to our clients and stress the highest level of personal service, professionalism and case preparation.
