About Kimberly
Kimberly J. Lanham is a highly experienced partner at Johnson, Janklow & Abdallah, LLP in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she devotes her practice entirely to litigation. She has been representing injured individuals since 2004 and has extensive experience handling personal injury and civil litigation matters. Her practice includes motor vehicle collisions, wrongful death, daycare abuse and neglect, slip-and-fall and trip-and-fall cases, premises liability, farming accidents, business litigation, bad-faith claims, and uninsured and underinsured motorist disputes. She has successfully handled numerous jury and court trials and has also represented clients through mediations and arbitrations.
Kimberly has earned significant professional recognition for her litigation work. She holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, reflecting the highest levels of professional ability and ethical standards. She has been recognized as a Benchmark Litigation Star and was named the 2026 Lawyer of the Year in Litigation – Insurance in Sioux Falls. She was also selected for The Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Litigation – Insurance for 2026 and 2027.
Throughout her career, Kimberly has remained active in the South Dakota legal community. She has served on several State Bar of South Dakota committees, including the Negligence & Tort Committee, where she has held a leadership role. She is also a member of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. Her litigation experience includes significant trial matters and appellate work in South Dakota and the federal courts.
Outside her legal practice, Kimberly is active in her community and enjoys spending time with her family, running, golfing, and traveling. She also serves her church and participates on a local school board.
