Kimberly Ruch-Alegant

Kimberly Ruch-Alegant

Senior Counsel

kruchalegant@hornwilliamson.com

Kimberly is an experienced litigation attorney within the construction defect team at Horn Williamson. Kimberly brings extensive litigation experience in personal injury law and insurance defense, spanning many years.

As a Philadelphia transplant originally from Virginia and then Allentown, Kimberly fell in love with everything about Philadelphia while attending Drexel University as a biology major. Kimberly began her academic studies to become a scientist. However, she soon found she would rather use her scientific knowledge to help people in the field of law.

Kimberly started her legal career as a clerk in a patent law firm. She realized, rather than filling out paperwork, she wanted to help people in other ways. Therefore, she transitioned from patent work to litigation, focusing on both insurance defense and personal injury. She found that helping people on the plaintiff’s side of personal injury law and other areas of law brought her the most excellent satisfaction.

Kimberly now enjoys combining her knowledge of science and the law to help people dealing with construction defect issues with their home. She believes people need an advocate who will fight against the big developers to repair any problems their negligence may have caused.

In addition to helping clients earn six-figure settlements in some of her cases, Kimberly also dedicates her time to pro bono work. She has co-chaired of the Women in the Profession Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association, chaired the Women in the Profession Mentoring Program and the Fair Pay Subcommittee, volunteered for the Support Center for Child Advocates, volunteered for Volunteers for the Indigent Project, and served as a hotline operator for Women Organized Against Rape.

Kimberly is also a trained arbitrator and mediator.

When not working with her clients or volunteering in the community, Kimberly teaches yoga, keeps bees, and spends time outdoors with her family and three dogs.

Representative Experience

  • Helping obtain several six-figure settlements for plaintiffs in personal injury cases.
  • Founder of the eWomen Network, Buxmont Chapter.
  • Arbitrator for the Philadelphia court system.

No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Education

  • Temple University School of Law, J.D.
  • Drexel University, B.S.

Professional Affiliations

  • Philadelphia Bar Association