Kim Fournier received her undergraduate degree from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. She then returned home to attend law school at the University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Law where she received her J.D. in 1995. After graduating, Kim worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Jack E. Gant in Jackson County Circuit Court. She then went to the City of Kansas City as an Assistant City Attorney practicing in the field of eminent domain. In 2001 she began with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office as an Assistant Attorney General practicing in the field of workers’ compensation. Ultimately, she became the Chief Counsel of the Labor (work comp) Division at the Attorney General’s Office and oversaw approximately 40 attorneys and support staff in the Labor Division while maintaining an active litigation and appellate practice. She remained in that position until August of 2025 when she was appointed to be an Administrative Law Judge for the Division of Workers’ Compensation. In that role, Kim adjudicates work comp cases for the citizens of the State of Missouri.Kim is married and has two wonderful adult children and two dogs. She loves spending time with her family and friends, walking the dogs, and reading. She has been involved in numerous church, civic and bar organizations throughout her career. She has been a member, a past president of and currently on the foundation for the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City. She takes great pride in her involvement in that organization as well as all the others she has served over the years.
