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 Kimberly Atkins Stohr  (born March 30, 1975, as Kimberly Elleen Atkins) is an American lawyer and journalist. She is currently a senior opinion writer at the Boston Globe, an MSNBC contributor and co-host of the #SistersInLaw podcast.

Early life and education
Atkins Stohr was born March 30, 1975, in Michigan. , the youngest of 6 children, and grew up in Southfield and Oak Park. She is a graduate of Wayne State University, where she wrote for the university newspaper, The South End. Atkins Stohr was one of 7 African-American students in her class of 400 at Boston University School of Law, graduating in 1998. She then worked as a litigator before enrolling at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York.

Career
After completing her journalism degree, Atkins Stohr worked as a reporter for The Boston Globe from 2001 to 2003, followed by a year as education reporter for The Journal News. She then went to the Boston Herald for two years as a political reporter, during which time she began appearing as a frequent guest on television and radio news and talk shows, including C-Span's Washington Journal. This was followed by a six-year stint as a staff writer and blogger for Lawyers USA, from 2007 to 2013. She then served as Washington Bureau Chief for Lawyers Weekly, The Daily Record and sister newspapers, from 2013 to 2014, covering, among other things, the United States Congress and the Supreme Court of the United States. From 2012 to 2019, she was a columnist and then Washington Bureau Chief for the Boston Herald, followed by a year as Washington DC-based Senior News Correspondent for WBUR-FM.

An important turning point for Atkins Stohr came in 2017, when she became an MSNBC contributor, after appearing as a guest on C-SPAN, Fox News, and CNN. In 2021, she began co-hosting the #SistersInLaw podcast with Jill Wine-Banks, Barbara McQuade and Joyce Vance.

Atkins Stohr has also has ties to the fashion industry, having led the Board of Directors for the Washington, DC region of the non-profit professional organization Fashion Group International, which serves as an authority on the business of fashion and design. She is also owner and fashion designer for Kim Eileen.

Personal life
Atkins Stohr has been married to Greg Stohr since 2021 and has two step-children.