Kim Boyle named to Tulane’s Board and Athletics, Health Sciences and Executive Committees
NEW ORLEANS, La. — August 16, 2022 — Phelps Partner Kim Boyle was recently named to the Board of Tulane, the university’s main governing body. Kim and her fellow board members began their appointments on July 1.
Kim will also serve on the Tulane Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, the Health Sciences Center Committee and, upon concurrence of the Committee on Board Governance, is set to take an At-Large seat on the Executive Committee beginning in the fall.
Previously, she served on the Tulane board from 2009-2021 and was elected to an additional term.
At Phelps, Kim practices in the areas of labor and employment, civil rights, constitutional law, commercial, tort and general litigation. Her employment practice includes representing employers in employment related claims, such as retaliation and discrimination claims as well as workplace harassment. Her practice also includes the representation of public and private clients in a variety of commercial disputes, including breach of contract, business torts, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair trade practices and class actions, as well as representation of several governmental entities on an array of legal issues.
Kim is also a current member of the board of directors and executive committee of Greater New Orleans, Inc., and New Orleans Business Alliance. She is on the executive committee of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and is President of the Louisiana Women’s Forum and Amistad Research Center. Kim served as the first female African American President of the Louisiana State Bar Association as well as the first African American President of the New Orleans Bar Association.
In addition, Kim is a member of the Albert and Tina Small Center Advisory Board, and previously served on the Presidential Commission on Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the Campus Recognition subcommittee. In 2019, she established the Ernest and Connie Boyle Scholarship Endowed Fund to support Tulane students from the greater New Orleans area, especially graduates of New Orleans public high schools.
“I have seen how education changes lives on multiple levels,” she said in a university announcement. “It expands the way we think about the world and other people. It opens our eyes to look at things from a broader perspective. Tulane is an asset for our city and is home to a multitude of great faculty, staff and student minds. I look forward to another term and continuing to expand our horizons through honest conversations and thoughtful solutions.”
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