Biography
Kimberly Mosolf has nearly twenty years experience in civil legal services and civil rights litigation. She is currently lead counsel for the plaintiff class in the ground breaking federal lawsuit, A.B. v. D.S.H.S. (better known as Trueblood), which enforces a person’s constitutional right to timely competency evaluation and restoration services. Through her work on Trueblood, Kimberly has helped create and implement significant reforms to Washington's behavioral health systems and promoted decriminalization of disability.
From 2015 to 2024, Kimberly was a member of the legal team at Disability Rights Washington, Washington's designated protection and advocacy agency. Kimberly served as the Director of the Treatment Facilities Program, where she oversaw DRW's litigation and policy work related to the state psychiatric hospitals, involuntary civil commitment, police violence, and state-run institutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Before coming to DRW, Kimberly ran the civil legal services practice at a criminal public defense office in Manhattan and served as a public defender for parents in neglect and abuse cases in Brooklyn. She also provided eviction defense and was the Government Benefits Fellow at LS-NYC, the largest legal services provider in New York.
Kimberly was born and raised in Seattle. She received her B.A. (2001) and her J.D. (2006) from Columbia University in New York City. Her areas of emphasis included disability justice, behavioral health systems, and police reform.
