Attorney Kimberly K. Haynes is among Atlanta and Baton Rouge's elite civically engaged leaders within the professional community. A graduate of Spelman College and Tulane University School of Law, Haynes is Founder and CEO of OMBI Group LLC, a premier sports and entertainment firm that specializes in the representation of sports and entertainment professionals and executives. She is also Principal of Haynes Johnson LLC, a boutique entertainment law firm handling music, film, television, and literary matters, civil litigation, estate planning, and small business needs. With over 15 years of experience, Haynes has nurtured OMBI Group and Haynes Johnson into successful organizations that specialize in managing professional athletes and entertainers’ professional and personal endeavors, in addition to cultivating a full-service nonprofit consulting group.
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In 2016, Haynes expanded OMBI Group into a legal and business management firm servicing clients in the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, and the entertainment industry. A short two years later, in 2018, Haynes was awarded the Chairman's Award by the Entertainment, Sports, and Art Law Section of the National Bar Association.
Born into a family of entrepreneurs, raised by philanthropic parents, Haynes continues to uphold the foundation upon which she was nurtured. As a result, Haynes genuinely developed a natural passion for giving back. She coins this passion, “Giving Gracefully”. Haynes is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Junior League of Atlanta, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, and National Alumnae Association of Spelman College. She is a member of the Georgia and Louisiana Bar Associations. Haynes sits on the board of multiple organizations in both the sports and entertainment industries. She has also served on a host of panels and is a presenter at numerous lectures and seminars.
