Kimberly M. Dean graduated with honors from Auburn University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Criminal Justice. At Auburn, Kim was a member of the pre-law scholar's program, Pi Lamda Sigma, and the national political science honor society, Pi Sigma Alpha. Upon graduation, she went on to study law at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law where she was a member of American Association of Justice and Phi Alpha Delta. Kim received her Juris Doctorate in 2008 and joined Dean and Barrett the same year. Kim's primary practice is in domestic relations including divorce, child support issues and adoption.