Bobby Jean Avery-Kimball

Bobby Jean Avery-Kimball is a health care lawyer at Cline Law Group whose practice focuses on civil defense litigation, with emphasis on medical malpractice, premises liability, and general negligence claims. She represents health care professionals and facilities in malpractice disputes before the Indiana Department of Insurance and Indiana courts. Her work includes jury-trial defense and matters involving hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and individual medical providers.

Bobby earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence, cum laude, from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 2001 and a Master of Health Administration, cum laude, from Indiana University Purdue University that same year. She received a B.S. in Political Science, cum laude, from Indiana State University in 1998. Her combined legal and health administration education directly supports her health care defense practice.

Bobby has defended medical malpractice claims for approximately two decades and has handled jury trials involving medical malpractice, premises liability, and motor vehicle accidents. Her health care work spans numerous medical specialties and provider settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, mental health facilities, physicians, nurses, and rehabilitation centers. This experience gives her practical familiarity with litigation strategy and risk-management concerns across the health care industry.

Bobby Jean Avery-Kimball is active in Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana and the Indiana Society for Health Risk Management. She previously served as Chair of DTCI’s Health Law Section and as a board member of the Indiana Society for Health Risk Management. Her practice combines litigation experience, health administration training, and sustained involvement in organizations focused on defense practice and health care risk issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Cline Law Group, LLC
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Past- Membership & Publications Chair, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
• Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
• Past- Board of Directors, Indiana Society for Healthcare Risk Management
• Current- Board of Directors, Kiwanis Club of Westfield
• Current- Board of Directors, Westfield Green Together, Inc.
• Past- Chair, Maple Knoll Subdivision, Landscape Committee
• Past- Gratuitous Volunteer Lead, Family Readiness Group- 1438th Transportation Co. INNG
• Rescue Plant Committee, Indiana Native Plant Society

Licensed State

• Indiana

Education

• Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
  Dual Degree- Doctor of Jurisprudence (Cum Laude)
• Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
  Dual Degree- Master of Health Administration
• Indiana State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Political Science (Cum Laude)

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