professional bio
Ms. Wagner is a graduate of Pepperdine School of Law where she concurrently completed a Master’s degree at the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution. Her article “The Perfect Circle” was published in the Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Journal to whose leadership she contributed as an editor, and she also investigated ethical issues as a member of the Honor Board. She additionally enjoyed the privilege of a summer internship with the National Guard JAG Corps where she participated in a program to assist soldiers with their tax returns, and she clerked for the Orange County District Attorney’s office with the TARGET gang unit as a certified law student.
Ms. Wagner’s doctoral education followed her completion of a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Born and raised in southern California, Ms. Wagner managed the culture shock by joining the Eta chapter of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Ms. Wagner completed her education at UC Berkeley in two years, the final semester of which she spent in Washington, DC volunteering for the American Bar Association.
Ms. Wagner knew she wanted to be a lawyer after a decisive victory during a sixth-grade debate on the book The Giver. Her legal experience includes Proposition 65 private prosecution on behalf of a non-profit organization before joining the workers’ compensation world defending public entity and large corporate employers.
Ms. Wagner is a certified legal specialist in workers' compensation and is presently the managing attorney of the Ventura Bradford & Barthel office.
Outstanding Achievements
Outstanding Achievements (take nothing awards, fraud convictions, and petitions for credit/reimbursement)- May 19, 2023 – In re: Rosa Rosales
Education & Memberships
2012 Pepperdine University School of Law (Malibu,CA)
Juris Doctor
2009 University of California, Berkeley, CA
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science)
2020 Certified Specialist, Workers Compensation Law
2012 State Bar of California
AUTHORED Blog Articles & Webinars
Malingering: A Conversation with Dr. Ron Heredia
One of the most nebulous, omnipresent topics which can loom over a worker’s compensation claim is the concept of whether an injured worker
The Nuts and Bolts of How Subpoenas Work
Subpoenas for production of documents are so common in California workers’ compensation that most ignore them, but it is still important to understand
Keep on Truckin’ – The Latest on Illness, Accidents, AI in the Transportation & Trucking Industry (Part II of II)
Nasir Adil & Kimberly Wagner explored these and other "adventures of the road". The workers' compensation exposure for long haul trucking companies is
Keep on Truckin’ – The Latest on Illness, Accidents, AI in the Transportation & Trucking Industry (Part I of II)
Nasir Adil, Kimberly Wagner and Eric Hunter explores these and other "adventures of the road". The workers' compensation exposure for long haul trucking
Rundown: The Evolving Landscape of Medical Privacy Rules
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (more commonly known as “HIPAA”) celebrated its twenty-fifth birthday on Aug. 21, 2022 and, like any
Race to the QME Specialty – does 8 CCR §31.7 Make it Moot?
An ongoing hot button issue in California workers’ compensation remains the specialty selected for the Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator as it is generally
Combatting the Infiltration of Chiropractic PQMEs
One of the farthest reaching and most litigated effects of SB899 is the alteration of the Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator process. No longer
