Kimberly Farina

Professor Farina joined the University of La Verne, College of Law and Public Service in January 2019. She enjoys teaching the law, but her true love is helping her students pursue their dreams.  As the first member of her family to go to law school, she has a passion toward helping first year students overcome their personal barriers to success.  She believes in holding her students highly accountable while helping coach them each step of the way.  She also feels the keys to law school is doing the work, surrendering to the process, perseverance, coachability, and belief in self.

Growing up in southeast Los Angeles, she observed social justices around her which inspired a life-long pursuit of helping giving voice. Professor Farina takes every opportunity to educate others about the role we each play in addressing social issues such as inclusivity, understanding implicit bias and eliminating micro-aggressions. She especially enjoys working with local law enforcement agencies to bring awareness and change.  Professor Farina conducts trainings in this area for our faculty and for new student orientation. She is currently the Senate Chair for the ULV Faculty Diversity Committee.

Prior to joining the College of Law and Public Service, Professor Farina completed the National Trainee Management Program at American Honda Motor Co. She then worked with independent distributorships in Central and South American to bring American produced Honda products to market.  Professor Farina was also an instructor, program chair and academic dean at a local college for 14 years.  Under her leadership the college started several new programs, obtained multiple accreditations, and opened a new campus. She taught over 150 courses, received the honor of ‘National Instructor of the Year’, and started an undergraduate moot court program. During this time she was a member of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and University Federal Legislative Committee. Professor Farina previously taught Family Law and Crimes Against Consumers at California State University, Long Beach and while publishing the anthology, Crimes Against Consumers.

Outside of ULV, Professor Farina is frequently seen at a baseball field as her son Camden is a D1 pitching commit chasing his MLB dreams. Professor Farina also provides training to law enforcement as a certified California Standard and Training in Corrections (STC) instructor and provider.  She also operates a small family law mediation firm specializing in a unique out of court collaborative divorce process as an alternative to litigation or traditional self-representation. During the summer you might even find Professor Farina serving delicious food out of a little red food truck for her husband’s catering business!