Plaintiff’s Attorney. Experienced Litigator. Former Defense Counsel.
Founder, Beck Law Center
Representing clients throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana & West Virginia
Meet Kim
Clients call her Kim—and that’s exactly how she wants it.
Kimberly Beck has spent 20 years litigating complex cases. For 13 of those years, she represented defendants, including major corporations and manufacturers. That experience gave her firsthand insight into how sophisticated defendants investigate claims, evaluate risk, develop strategy, work with experts, and prepare cases for trial.
Eventually, Kim decided she wanted to use that experience differently.
Today, she represents only plaintiffs.
As the founder of Beck Law Center, Kim represents people who have been seriously harmed by dangerous products, negligence, and intentional wrongdoing. Her practice focuses on product liability, serious personal injury and wrongful death, and civil claims for assault and abuse.
Kim intentionally built Beck Law Center as a small, selective firm. Clients don’t hire her name only to have their case disappear into a large organization. Kim remains personally involved in the cases she accepts. She believes clients should know their lawyer, understand what’s happening in their case, and feel comfortable asking questions.
Sophisticated litigation. Personal representation.
That’s the kind of law firm Kim set out to build.
Experience on Both Sides of the Courtroom
She Knows How Defendants Think.
20 Years
Litigation Experience
13 Years
Representing Defendants
Today
100% Plaintiffs
Kim began practicing law in 2006 after graduating third in her class from the University of Dayton School of Law.
She began her career at Dinsmore & Shohl, representing pharmaceutical manufacturers and other Fortune 500 companies in complex litigation. There, she learned how sophisticated corporate defendants investigate claims, develop litigation strategy, work with experts, and prepare cases for trial.
Four years later, Kim joined Ulmer & Berne, an Ohio-based law firm with a nationally respected product liability practice. Working alongside accomplished defense lawyers deepened her experience handling complex cases involving significant medical, scientific, and technical issues.
After more than a decade representing defendants, however, Kim began thinking differently about how she wanted to use that experience.
In 2019, she joined Hilliard Law, a Texas-based plaintiffs’ firm known for taking on major corporations in high-stakes litigation. For the first time in her career, Kim was using what she had learned defending companies to represent the people bringing claims against them.
She knew she had found the side of the courtroom where she wanted to stay.
In 2020, Kim founded Beck Law Center. She wanted to create a plaintiffs’ firm that combined sophisticated litigation experience with the accessibility and personal attention of a small practice.
That’s what Beck Law Center is today.
What Kim Does Today
Product Liability
Kim represents people seriously injured by dangerous and defective products, including consumer products, medical devices, medications, machinery, vehicles and components, and other products that should have been safer.
Serious Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
When negligence or wrongful conduct causes a life-changing injury or death, Kim represents injured people and families seeking accountability from those responsible.
Civil Claims For Assault & Abuse
Kim represents survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, physical assault, and other intentional harm in civil cases, including claims against third parties whose conduct contributed to the harm.
Experience That Matters
Kim’s experience spans both sides of complex litigation. Today, she represents individuals and families. Before becoming a plaintiffs’ lawyer, she spent 13 years representing corporations, manufacturers, and other defendants.
That combination gives her firsthand insight into how sophisticated defendants investigate, evaluate, and defend significant claims.
Experience You Can Verify
Plaintiff-Side Experience
Today, Beck Law Center represents only plaintiffs. Kimberly represents individuals and families in product liability, serious personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, negligent security, and other serious civil matters. She brings nearly two decades of litigation experience—and the perspective gained from years representing defendants—to every case she handles.
Product Liability
Singulair Litigation — Co-Lead Counsel
Appointed Co-Lead Counsel in the coordinated Singulair litigation, helping lead litigation on behalf of plaintiffs alleging injuries associated with the medication.
Dyna-Glo Heater — Severe Burn Injuries
Obtained a significant settlement for an elderly man who suffered severe burn injuries when a Dyna-Glo heater exploded, pursuing claims involving both the product manufacturer and insurance coverage.
Appellate Litigation
Clark v. Angiulli, Inc., 2026-Ohio-2281 — Ohio First District Court of Appeals
Represented the plaintiff in litigation arising from an assault and involving premises-liability and vicarious-liability claims. After the trial court entered summary judgment for the defendant, Kimberly represented the plaintiff on appeal. The First District affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded the case for further proceedings.
Doe v. Ronan, 127 Ohio St.3d 188, 2010-Ohio-5072 — Supreme Court of Ohio
While practicing at Dinsmore & Shohl, Kimberly served as counsel for the plaintiff/petitioner in litigation involving certified questions of Ohio law presented to the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Complex Civil Litigation
Kimberly has litigated claims against major manufacturers, retailers, insurers, and other well-resourced defendants, including Walmart, Ace Hardware, and State Farm.
Defense-Side Experience: 13 Years Representing Defendants
Before founding Beck Law Center, Kimberly spent 13 years representing defendants in complex civil litigation. Her clients included pharmaceutical manufacturers, Fortune 500 companies, insurers, and other major corporations.
That experience gave Kimberly firsthand insight into how corporate defendants investigate claims, develop defenses, work with experts, challenge medical and scientific causation, defend product warnings, evaluate risk, and prepare cases for trial. Today, she brings that knowledge to her representation of injured plaintiffs.
Product Liability
In re Accutane Litigation
Represented pharmaceutical defendants while practicing at Ulmer & Berne in coordinated product liability litigation in New Jersey.
In re Darvocet, Darvon & Propoxyphene Products Liability Litigation
Represented pharmaceutical defendants in federal multidistrict product liability litigation in the Eastern District of Kentucky.
In re Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability Litigation
Represented pharmaceutical defendants in coordinated product liability litigation involving Taxotere while practicing at Ulmer & Berne.
Complex Civil Litigation
Kimberly’s defense practice extended beyond pharmaceutical litigation. During those 13 years, she represented defendants in complex civil cases involving serious injuries, product liability, insurance issues, and other high-stakes disputes.
Her defense experience included analyzing claims from the perspective of the companies being sued: identifying potential weaknesses in a plaintiff’s evidence, developing discovery strategy, evaluating expert testimony, analyzing damages and causation, and preparing cases for dispositive motions and trial.
That experience now informs the way Kimberly builds cases for plaintiffs at Beck Law Center.
The matters described above are provided to illustrate Kimberly Beck’s legal experience. Past results do not guarantee or predict the outcome of any future matter. Every case is different and depends upon its particular facts and applicable law.
Honors & Recognition
Best Lawyers in America®
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
2024–Present
Super Lawyers®
Super Lawyers Selection — 2027
Rising Stars Selection — 2010–2019
Products Liability, Cincinnati, Ohio
Martindale-Hubbell®
AV Rating
2015–Present
Avvo
10.0 “Superb” Rating
2014–Present
Influential Women
Honoree — 2026
Cincinnati Roots. Four-State Reach.
Federal Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Education
University of Dayton School of Law
Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 2006
Graduated 3rd in Class
University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Arts, with Honors, 2002
Business Economics & Political Science
Professional Involvement
Ohio Association for Justice
2026–Present
Ohio Mediation Association
2025–Present
Women En Masse (WEM)
2022–Present
American Bar Association
2020–Present
West Virginia Bar Association
2016–Present
Kentucky Bar Association
2007–Present
Cincinnati Bar Association
2006–Present · Membership Committee
Prior Professional Involvement
Defense Research Institute
2010–2019
Young Lawyers Seminar Chair · Editor-in-Chief, Young Lawyers Publication · Drug & Medical Device Editor-in-Chief
Indiana Bar Association
2007–2017
Ohio Bar Association
2006–2021
Community Involvement
Kim believes lawyers should contribute to the communities they serve. Over the years, her volunteer and community involvement has included:
Stop Elder Abuse
President · 2025–Present
Cincinnati Urban Business Initiative
2015–2017
Friends of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Vice-Chair and Chair · 2010–2015
American Red Cross — Club Red
Volunteer Vice-Chair · 2008–2010
Summit Country Day Mock Trial Team
Coach · 2006–2010
Beyond the Courtroom
When she’s not practicing law, Kim is usually learning something, planning somewhere to go, or spending time with the people—and cat—she loves.
A lifelong history enthusiast, Kim is particularly fascinated by American and British history and World War II. She loves to travel and is learning to speak Italian, a project she approaches with considerably more enthusiasm than fluency.
Kim has been married to her husband, Jayson, since 2004, and they share their home with Maddie, a cat who has never shown much respect for the attorney-client privilege.
She’s also happy watching the horse races with some ’90s country music playing in the background.
You Don’t Need to Know Whether You Have a Case Before You Call.
Tell Kim what happened. She’ll help you determine what comes next.