Harrison LLP

Estate Planning & Trust Administration

Associate

Kimberly Harris-Browns is an associate in the Chicago office of Harrison LLP. She supports clients through the preparation of wills, trusts, and gift tax returns; the use of gifts, sales, and other wealth-transfer strategies; and trust and estate administration, including intestate probate and minor guardianship proceedings.

Additionally, Kimberly works closely with public charities and private foundations on corporate formation and state-level registration, application for state and federal income tax exemption, compliance with tax and governance-related requirements and best practices, and corporate dissolution.

In her practice, she focuses on both client service and building intergenerational wealth by helping clients direct the disposition of their hard-earned assets during life and at death to the people and causes they hold most dear. Kimberly embraces a compassionate approach to counseling clients by attentively listening to their concerns and wishes, actively seeking to understand their backgrounds and motivations, and ensuring they are knowledgeable and comfortable at every stage of the process.

Prior to her career in law, Kimberly supported the community economic development policies of nonprofit organizations, local governments, and a federal agency in various cities across the country.

Chicago Estate Planning Council, Committees: Diversity and Public Outreach; Regular Member, 2025 – Present; Associate Member, 2022 – 2025; Emerging Leader, 2020 – 2022

Chicago Bar Association

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Probate Court Assistance Program, Volunteer Attorney

Cook County Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section

American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D., Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Law and Social Policy

Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Master in Public Affairs, Domestic Policy

Syracuse University, B.A., Policy Studies; Political Science; Magazine Journalism, summa cum laude