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SDNY Clerk Killed By Bus On Her Way Home From Work

A promising young legal mind has died.

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Awful news from the Southern District of New York: a law clerk, Kimberly Greer, died yesterday on her way home from work. According to reports, she was killed after being hit by a charter bus on the corner of Centre and Leonard Streets around 7:30 p.m. She was in the crosswalk when hit by a bus making a left turn. While the investigation into the tragic incident is still being investigated, the driver of the bus, Xi Chen, has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to use due care.

Greer was currently clerking for magistrate judge Katharine Parker, and had accepted a second clerkship with SDNY judge Vincent Briccetti slated to begin in the fall of 2019.

In an email sent to those in the Southern District, Judge Parker offered the following remembrance of Greer:

Kimberly was a vibrant young woman with an excellent legal mind. She distinguished herself in Chambers through her keen analytical skills and fluent writing. Most importantly, she was one of the most kind and generous persons I know, quick to lend a hand to colleagues, bake cookies for interns, and mentor students. She was a deeply valued and loved member of my Chambers Family and we are devastated by this tragedy.

Kimberly began her clerkship in March 2018. Prior to clerking she was an associate at Vedder Price P.C. She graduated from Fordham Law School in May 2016, cum laude. While at Fordham she distinguished herself as a leader. She was on Fordham Law School’s National Moot Court Team, winning first place in oral advocacy and best brief writer. She was President of the Fordham Law School Student Association and an Associate Editor of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal. She was a Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholar and recipient of the Eugene J. Keefe Award. Because of her strong advocacy skills, she was invited to and taught moot court at Fordham Law Schools in the Fall of 2018. She graduated from Northwestern University in 2012, where she was also on Dean’s List.

Our thoughts go out to Greer’s friends, family and colleagues at this difficult time.

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