Kimberly Mello's practice includes environmental, business, and insurance coverage litigation, trial practice, and appeals in the state and federal courts.

She has co-authored: "The Toxic Substances Control Act," (Government Institutes 2002); "The MTBE Controversy," The Lawyer (November, 2001); "The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine," The Lawyer (October 2001); "Criminal Environmental Enforcement - Serious Consequences for Non-Compliance" (Florida Chamber of Commerce Environmental Permitting School, July, 2001); "The Primary Jurisdiction Doctrine in Environmental Cases," The Lawyer (June 2001); "An Overview of Proposed Changes for the 2001 Legislative Session, Part II: Performance Based Permitting," The Lawyer (May 2001); "An Overview of Proposed Changes for the 2001 Legislative Session, Part I: Environmental Litigation Reform Act," The Lawyer, April 2001); "Environmental Crimes and the Consequences of Conviction" (Florida Chamber of Commerce Environmental Permitting School, January, 2001); "Tactics to Combat Improper Comment and Argument by Plaintiff's Counsel," Trial Advocate Quarterly, Winter 1996; "The Identity of the Independent Contractor Under Florida Workers' Compensation Law," Trial Advocacy Quarterly, Fall 1996; "Florida Uninsured Motorist Law Since Shelby: Florida Supreme Court Decisions and Legislative Response," Trial Advocate Quarterly, Winter 1994.

Kim is a member of The Florida Bar and is admitted to the bars of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Her professional associations include Hillsborough County Bar Association, American Bar Association, and The Florida Bar. She served as the editor of The Record, the Journal for the Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar, and is currently a member of the Executive Council of the Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar and is the Chair of the Section's Programs Committee.

Kim received her undergraduate degree, with honors, from the University of Tampa, and received her Juris Doctor, with honors, from Stetson University College of Law in 1994. While at Stetson University, Ms. Mello was a member of Stetson Law Review and interned for United States District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich.