Meet Attorney Kuyateh

Ivette Kuyateh, @KingdomSheroLawyerInHeels™️, is a devoted Christian, wife, mom and trailblazing attorney with almost a decade of experience focused on empowering others as the Founding Partner of Kuyateh Law Group, in San Diego. Ivette is a seasoned financial educator and passionate about empowering others with tools and estate planning strategies to grow and preserve their wealth. With over 100 in person keynotes and webinars, Ivette has reached audiences nationwide educating them on financial literacy and wealth preservation strategies to protect their assets and peace of mind.

Ivette is a former prosecutor, experienced litigator and zealous advocate having handled hundreds of trials. Often referred to as a “Wonder Woman” both in and out of the courtroom for her passion for standing strong as a voice for the voiceless and advocating for the rights of others in her community by also serving victims of abuse and trauma. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2014, her cases have ranged from private employment discrimination and harassment lawsuits, family law and immigration matters to large insurance defense cases for Fortune 500 companies and public entities. Ivette is a published scholar on Federal Indian Law and holds lobbying experience at both the state and federal levels. Today, Ivette is a highly sought after expert on Financial Abuse and Domestic Violence training service providers and first responders nationwide and dedicates one day a month to providing free legal counsel to victims of domestic violence abuse at One Safe Place Family Justice Center in San Marcos, California.

Ivette has been featured on AARP, The California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation, WealthWave TV, Wavy 10 News, Invasora 99.7, Pulsar 107.3, N+ Tijuana, NBC San Diego, San Diego Voice and Viewpoint, SDNews.com, and CBS8 San Diego. She has been selected as a Rising Star for  Superlawyers for 2023 and 2024, named as a San Diego Business Journal's Women of Influence of Law Honoree for 2023 and 2024. and one of the Top 50 Latinos of Influence by the San Diego Business Journal for 2024.

 

Mrs. Kuyateh earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Davis, with double majors in Psychology (Social-Personality emphasis) and Chicano/a Studies (Social-Policy emphasis). She then earned her Juris Doctor degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego where she distinguished herself as a Criminal Law Fellow, a published scholar on violence against women, and with her work at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., Immigration Center for Women and Children, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, ABA Immigration Justice Program, and the San Diego Superior Court. She also completed studies in International Human Rights and International Family Law in France at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Faculté de Droit et Science Politique.

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Mrs. Kuyateh and her husband Sheik live in San Diego with their daughters pictured below. 

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Memberships and Affiliations:​

• State Bar of California (Admitted into Practice, 2015)

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Admitted into Practice, 2015)

• Virginia State Bar (Admitted into Practice, 2017)

• National Latina Women in Business Association of San Diego (Of counsel)

• Southwestern Community College (ABA Paralegal Program Board Member)

• Women of Color in Law Organization (Board Member)

• Trusts & Estates Section of the San Diego County Bar Association (Member)

• Latinas in the Law (Member)

• Thomas Jefferson School of Law Alumni Association (Former Board Member)

• The San Diego County Bar Leadership Academy Subcommittee (Former Board Member)

• Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (Member and Alumna of H.O.P.E.'s 2016 Leadership Institute)

• La Raza Lawyers of San Diego (Member)

• Lawyers Club of San Diego (Member) 

• Center for Creative Leadership (Alumna of CCL's 2020 LSL Program)

• MANA de San Diego (Member and Alumna of MANA's 2020 Latina Leadership Success Program)