Air District announces Kimberly Leefatt as new civil rights officer

Leefatt joins the Air District from the Natural Resources Defense Council or NRDC, where she served as a senior attorney working on complex environmental and public health matters at the local, state and federal levels. Her work has focused on advancing environmental protections, centering equity in decision-making, and supporting communities disproportionately impacted by poor air and water quality.

At NRDC, Leefatt advised community coalitions on regional transportation and air and water quality initiatives, represented organizations on equity-centered policy development, and led litigation and advocacy efforts related to agency actions. She has also worked extensively on public agency law, environmental review and regulatory enforcement through prior roles at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

Leefatt is admitted to practice law in California and the District of Columbia and is a graduate of Howard University School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor degree cum laude. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida.

View press release(226 Kb PDF, 2 pgs, posted 10/02/2026).