KIMBERLY L. KIPLIN •
Kimberly L. Kiplin has more than 25 years’ experience in administrative law, including government procurement, insurance regulatory, oil and gas regulatory, open government law (open records and open meetings), and gaming law, particularly lottery and charitable bingo.
Ms. Kiplin’s gaming law experience includes lottery-specific procurement and contract matters, lottery prize claim redemption and prize assignment matters, and licensing and eligibility of lottery retailers. Ms. Kiplin has represented lottery jackpot winners in claiming their prizes. She has substantial experience in all aspects of the administration and regulation of charitable bingo, including licensing, audit, enforcement and compliance matters. Ms. Kiplin has been extensively involved in drafting gaming-related legislation and administrative regulations. She is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law.
Ms. Kiplin has substantial experience in evaluating and managing contract risk, including contract procurement processes and post-contract award compliance. She is skilled in strategic analysis, complex risk assessment, development and implementation of multi-tier long range projects, contract procurement solicitations, contract compliance and monitoring, regulatory compliance, policy development and implementation, administrative investigation, litigation and procedure, intellectual property management and policing, and records management, including records retention and open records compliance.
She served as the General Counsel for the Texas Lottery Commission (1993-2012) and as the Director of Legal Services and Counsel to the Commissioner of Insurance at the Department of Insurance. She also worked as an administrative law judge at the Texas Railroad Commission adjudicating contested oil and gas matters. She served as the Texas Lottery Commission’s Acting Executive Director in 1997.
PRACTICE AREAS
- Business Transactional
- Procurements and Contracts
- Gaming
NOTEWORTHY
- Leadership Boot Camp, Center for Women in the Law, University of Texas at Austin, Faculty, 2012-2016
- State Agencies and Public Policy, Austin Community College, Government, Guest Lecturer, 2012
- Annual Advanced Administrative Law, General Counsel Discussion, University of Texas School of Law/State Bar of Texas Administrative and Public Law Section Conference, August 2012
- Suing and Defending Governmental Entities, State Government Procurement Process, State Bar of Texas, Boot Camp, July 2012
- Gaming Law Overview, State Bar of Texas, Native American Law Conference, February 2013
- Administrative Enforcement Actions: Nuts and Bolts of the Process, North American Gaming Regulators Association Annual Conference, June 2013
- Contract Management: Life Cycle of a Contract, North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, Professional Development Seminar, July 2013
- Gaming Law Update, State Bar of Texas, Native American Law Conference, February 2014
- Poker: Skill or Chance, North American Gaming Regulators Association Annual Conference, June 2014
- Electronic and Video Sweepstakes, North American Gaming Regulators Association Annual Conference, June 2015
- Annual Advanced Administrative Law, Course Director, University of Texas School of Law/State Bar of Texas Administrative and Public Law Section Conference, August 2015
EDUCATION
- The University of Texas at Austin (B. S., Petroleum Engineering) 1981
- St. Mary's University School of Law (Juris Doctor, Law) 1983
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
- State Bar of Texas, 1984
- U. S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1988
PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL AFFILIATIONS
- International Masters of Gaming Law, member
- State Bar of Texas, Administrative and Public Law Section
- Council Member since 1997
- Treasurer, 1999
- Secretary, 2000
- Vice-Chair, 2001
- Chair-Elect, 2002
- Treasurer Second Term, 2010
- Secretary, Second Term, 2011
- Vice Chair, 2012
- Chair-Elect, 2013
- Chair, 2014
- Past Chair, 2015
- State Bar of Texas, Government Law Section, Member; and Native American Law Section, Member
- State Bar of Texas Administrative and Public Law Section Annual Moot Court Competition Committee, Chair
- Austin Bar Association, Administrative Law Section, Member
- Annual Advanced Administrative Law Conference, Planning Committee, Member
- Texas State Agency Coordinating Council (SACC) Legal Subcommittee, Member, 1997-2012
- North American State and Provincial Lottery Association (NASPL), Legal Subcommittee, Member, 1993-2012
- Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association, Member
- State Bar of Texas Insurance Trust, Trustee, 2003-2009
- Austin Community College, Business Law I & Business Law II, Instructor, September 1986-September 1993
