Kimberley Eleanor Montanaro

Montanaro, Kimberley Eleanor
May 19, 1973 - January 3, 2010
Kimberley E. Montanaro, 36, a partner in the law firm of Anticouni & Associates, LLP, Santa Barbara, CA, passed away unexpectedly on January 3, 2010.

Kimberley spent her formative years in Pacific Palisades, CA, graduating from Palisades High School. She obtained a BS in Journalism from University of Colorado at Boulder and her Juris Doctorate from University of Denver, College of Law.

During her too short life, Kimberley held a variety of jobs ranging from Los Angeles County lifeguard to publicity assistant for the television show Baywatch. Following her admission to the California bar, Kimberley worked as a civil litigation attorney with firms in Santa Monica, Malibu, Ventura and Santa Barbara. At Anticouni & Associates, she was primarily responsible for the firm's class action practice. In addition to her work as an attorney, Kimberley stayed true to her lifelong commitment to help disadvantaged children. Over the course of the last decade, she worked as the director of a non-profit foundation for homeless and disadvantaged youth, interned for the National Association of Counsel for Children, provided pro bono legal services at the Alliance for Children's Rights, and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) in Santa Barbara.

Kimberley is survived by her parents, John and Susan Montanaro of Malibu, CA and Aspen, CO, her brother Jon and his significant other Shannon Wells of Hermosa Beach, CA, her maternal grandmother Alice Boehler of Hingham, Ma, many uncles, aunts, cousins, friends and her beloved dog, Casey.

In lieu of flowers, her family requests that donations be made in Kimberley's name to CASA Santa Barbara, 118 East Figueora Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.