Overview

Kimberly Catala is an associate in the firm’s Labor and Employment, Education Law, and Litigation practices. Since joining Pullman & Comley, Kim has gained valuable experience in labor and employment law, including advising on workplace policies, compliance issues, and employee relations. She has also participated in teacher negotiations, providing strategic support and insight to help clients navigate complex legal dynamics.

Prior to joining the firm, Kimberly served as a Law Clerk to Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Andrew J. McDonald in Hartford. Kimberly graduated first in her class, summa cum laude, from Quinnipiac Law School.  Kimberly served as the Executive Managing Editor of the Quinnipiac Law Review.

During law school, Kimberly gained valuable experience through internships and externships at the Quinnipiac Law School Tax Clinic, New Haven Legal Assistance, and interning with United States District Court Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where she conducted research on a variety of legal issues, represented low-income individuals, performed client intakes, and prepared legal memoranda. She also interned at New Haven Legal Assistance.

Before beginning her legal career, Kimberly was an AP Language and Literature teacher at Achievement First Amistad High School and Arch Bridge School at Wellspring and also served in Teach for America Corps. 

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    Hartford, CT 06103-3702
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    Clerkships

    • Judicial Law Clerk for Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Andrew J. McDonald, 2023-2024

    Education

    Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2023

    Emerson College, B.A. in Theatre Education, cum laude, 2015 

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