Attorney and Paralegal Profiles
Randolph J. Reis graduated from Fordham University in 1972. He received his law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law (previously Franklin Pierce law Center) in 1976 and was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar that same year. Since that time, he has concentrated his practice in medical negligence and other cases involving serious personal injuries.
Randy founded Reis Law in 2006 after 26 years of practice with the firms of Brown & Nixon and Abramson, Reis, Brown & Dugan. Randy and Kimberly became partners in January of 2015 and Reis Law became Reis & Kirkland. He serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer for abused and neglected children. He served as a litigation volunteer for NH Legal Assistance in a class action case for poor children in 2003. He was a founder of the Amoskeag Rugby Football Club. Randy is married to Kimberly Kirkland. He has two adult daughters, three grandchildren and two step-sons. You can contact Randy at Randy@reiskirkland.com Kimberly Kirkland “I am grateful and proud to work with excellent colleagues to help our clients find justice. Representing patients in medical negligence cases is rewarding and challenging work. It requires that I come to know my clients - to know what their lives were like and what mattered to them before they were injured - so that I can understand the consequences of the malpractice they have suffered. It is my privilege to give voice to the losses they have experienced. Medical negligence cases require that I learn the medicine relevant to each client’s case and work closely with experts to identify the standards and practices that should have guided the medical care at issue. Based on that research I identify and marshal the evidence to prove any mistakes that were made by our client’s health care providers. I find this process to be fascinating and gratifying. I work unwaveringly to uncover the truth of what occurred - something that many defendant health care providers are reluctant to reveal. I enjoy such detective work. Finally, in telling my clients’ stories I try to persuasively present and explain the medical evidence, the trust my client placed in a health care provider, and the consequences my client suffered as a result of the betrayal of that trust. It is an enormously rewarding responsibility.” Kimberly graduated from Williams College in 1983. She received her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 1990. She was admitted to the Massachusetts bar that year and practiced commercial litigation in Boston for four years. Kimberly then moved to New Hampshire where she continued to practice as a trial lawyer but shifted the focus of her practice to the areas of medical malpractice and employment law. In 2000 Kimberly joined the faculty of the Franklin Pierce Law Center, now the University of New Hampshire School of Law, where she taught Civil Procedure, Professional Responsibility and Employment Law, and served as Associate Dean for Research. During her time on the faculty at UNH she conducted empirical research and published on lawyer’s ethics. Kimberly left teaching to return to practice at Reis Law in 2014. She represents clients in medical malpractice cases and cases involving serious personal injuries. She continues to teach at UNH Law as an adjunct. In 2014 she was appointed by the New Hampshire Supreme Court to serve on the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics, the Committee that provides ethics guidance to New Hampshire judges. Kimberly is married to Randy Reis. She has two sons, two step-daughters and three step-grandchildren. You can contact Kimberly at Kimberly@reiskirkland.com Barbara A. Paddleford, RN has been working in the medical field for over 40 years. She has worked as a nurse, with both children and adults, in hospitals, physicians' offices, and community health practices. She has also worked as a nurse paralegal for over 25 years. Barbara works with our clients throughout the investigation process to gather, organize and summarize medical records. For clients who continue to need medical care, she tracks their medical progress throughout the litigation. She assists the lawyers in the firm in all phases of trial preparation from researching medical literature to locating top-notch experts. Barbara brings the same attention, thoroughness and compassion to her work with our clients as she did to her patients. Dorota Blochowiak is a native of Poland. She immigrated to the United States shortly after finishing her Master of Law degree at the Uniwersytet Szczecinski. She is a 2010 graduate of the Boston University Paralegal Studies program. As the firm’s litigation paralegal, Dorota expertly manages case preparation logistics, including regular communication with our clients and referring attorneys. She also deals with experts, opposing counsel, health care providers, lien holders, and others who are important to each case. Dorota works closely with the lawyers in the firm on all aspects of our cases. She is thorough and meticulous in her efforts to seek justice for our clients. Reis & Kirkland, PLLC 66 Hanover St. Suite 203 Manchester, NH 03101 Ph: 603-792-0800 |
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