CityBusiness Honors Kim Boyle as a New Orleans Icon

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Dec. 28, 2022 – Phelps Vice-Managing Partner Kim Boyle was honored with the New Orleans CityBusiness ICON Award on Dec. 16. The ICON Award honors business leaders who have had a lasting influence on New Orleans’ economic development and made their mark on the city overall.

“[The honorees’] energy, innovative ideas, achievements and commitment to excellence have moved our community forward,” said Lisa Blossman, CityBusiness Senior Group Publisher in a video commemorating this year’s ICON awards.

Kim was honored among nine other renowned professionals, including:

• • Simone Bruni
  • Greg Feirn
  • Arnie Fielkow
  • Paul Flower
  • Sr. Marjorie Hebert
  • Stephen Perry
  • D. Paul Robichaux
  • David Sherman
  • Warner Thomas

She is the second Phelps lawyer to be recognized on the list, following senior partner Harry Rosenberg in 2019.

Kim expressed her gratitude for Phelps and her fellow partners for their role in shaping her career over the last 20 years. “They have given me a very strong and broad platform, allowing me to represent a wide variety of clients and to be very involved in the community at the same time,” she said.

Kim has been recognized by many of the leading peer review publications in the country including Benchmark Litigation as one of the Top 250 Women in US Litigation. She is very active in local, state and national bar associations. Kim served as the first female African American President of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the first African American President of the New Orleans Bar Association. Kim formerly served as Judge Pro Tempore for Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, as well as an Assistant Professor of Law at Loyola University College of Law.

Kim represents public and private employers in employment related claims and commercial and tort litigation matters. She frequently speaks on employment-related topics, litigation and issues of procedure, as well as diversity, ethics and professionalism. A significant portion of her pro-bono work focuses on civil rights and civil liberties, working with ACLU of Louisiana, Anti-Defamation League and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under the Law. She focuses on the intersection between higher education and the impact of the legal system on African American students through her work on the board of trustees of Princeton University, Tulane University and Dillard University.  

“I’ve always wanted to be a lawyer, since I was very young. I always thought it was a profession where you could help people,” Kim said. “The best part of being an attorney is being able to help your client get a good and just result.”

Click here to view Kim’s interview with CityBusiness for the 2022 ICON awards.