Kimber Russell

Kimber is a criminal defense attorney who prioritizes protecting her client's rights at the firm she co-founded, Vanguard Advocates. Kimber is an active member of the Chicago legal community, taking on many leadership roles within the Chicago Bar Association and the Women's Bar Association of Illinois. Kimber's focus is on diversifying the legal profession, especially by supporting women and people of color in accessing, navigating and succeeding in law school, the bar exam, and the legal profession at large. She is one of the hosts of LST's I Am The Law podcast.

Kimber has a JD from DePaul University College of Law, masters from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and BS from Northwestern University.