article_snippet: A woman used forged documents to pretend to be a lawyer for a decade and was in line to be named partner of a firm when A woman fraud was discovered late last year, according to charges filed by the state attorney general's office.
article_snippet: Kimberly Kitchen, 45, of James Creek, Pennsylvania, was charged on Thursday with forgery and unauthorized practice of law.
article_snippet: State prosecutors contend Kitchen fooled BMZ Law in Huntingdon by forging a law license, bar exam results, an email showing she attended Duquesne University law school and a check for a state attorney registration fee.
article_snippet: Kimberly Kitchen, 45, allegedly fooled BMZ Law (pictured) in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, by forging a law license, bar exam results, an email showing she attended Duquesne University law school and a check for a state attorney registration fee .
article_snippet: Kitchen handled estate planning for more than 30 clients 'despite never having attended law school, nor being admitted to the bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,' the state attorney general said in a statement.
article_snippet: The forgery charge is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to five years in prison; the unauthorized practice charge is a third-degree misdemeanor, carrying up to a year in jail.
article_snippet: Kitchen was charged on Thursday with forgery and unauthorized practice of law after pretending to be a lawyer for a decade (file photo)
article_snippet: Sadly, it would appear that the law firm was the last, in a long line of professionals, to have been deceived by Kitchen into believing Kitchen was licensed to practice law,' a statement saying they would be going through all her cases said. '
highlights_snippet: Kimberly Kitchen, 45, of James Creek, Pennsylvania, was charged on Thursday with forgery and unauthorized practice of law .
  
highlights_snippet: Kimberly Kitchen, 45, of James Creek, Pennsylvania allegedly forged a law license, bar exam results and an email showing Kimberly Kitchen, 45, of James Creek, Pennsylvania attended Duquesne University law school .
  
highlights_snippet: Kimberly Kitchen, 45, of James Creek, Pennsylvania could face up to six years in prison if Kimberly Kitchen, 45, of James Creek, Pennsylvania's convicted .