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Trial Lawyer John H. Kim Earns Selection Among Houston’s Top 100 Lawyers

HOUSTON – Noted Houston trial lawyer John H. Kim has earned a spot on the 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list of the state’s top attorneys and is ranked among Houston’s Top 100 for the third time since the list debuted. The founder of The Kim Law Firm is widely known throughout Texas and the U.S. for his high-stakes litigation wins. He has earned selection to the Texas Super Lawyers list since it was first published in 2003. Mr. Kim is being... Read more

Acclaimed Trial Lawyer John Kim Delivers Advice on Trial Practice at Harvard Law School

HOUSTON – Trial lawyer John Kim, founder of Houston’s The Kim Law Firm, recently joined some of the country’s top trial attorneys at Harvard Law School to share their collective knowledge about best trial practices with the next generation of courtroom lawyers. Mr. Kim served on the faculty of the National Trial College of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a rigorous five-day learning experience for young lawyers that included mock trial presentations and related critiques. “This was soup-to-nuts trial technique,”... Read more

Kim Law Firm Wins Court Judgment Worth $20 Million for Houston’s Cathlind Energy in Oil and Gas Lease Dispute

MIDLAND, Texas – Houston lawyer John Kim has won a multimillion-dollar jury verdict for Houston-based oil exploration company Cathlind Energy Ltd. in a hotly contested dispute with Midland-based Great Western Drilling Ltd. over an oil and gas lease near Lubbock. The award is expected to climb to as much as $20 million based on future profits from the lease. A jury in Judge George D. “Jody” Gilles’ 142nd District Court in Midland County awarded $4 million in damages and attorneys’ fees... Read more

Houston Attorney John H. Kim Featured in National News Story on Lawyer-Client Relationships

HOUSTON – Houston trial lawyer John H. Kim, founder of The Kim Law Firm, is featured in a recent national news story about the best ways to work with clients who can pose challenges for lawyers and law firms. The story quotes several prominent lawyers about how they have navigated client relationship issues over the years. The Law360 story (subscription only) was published May 29. “I have great clients. But it’s true that every once in a while, the wrong case may... Read more

Houston Lawyers Denise Kim, Heather Potts Selected Among State’s Top Young Attorneys

HOUSTON – Civil trial attorney and former prosecutor Denise H. Kim and commercial litigator Heather R. Potts, both of the The Kim Law Firm in Houston, have earned selection to the 2014 Texas Rising Stars list of the state’s top young attorneys. Published by Thomson Reuters’ legal division, Texas Rising Stars recognizes the state’s leading attorneys age 40 or younger and those who have been in practice for no more than 10 years. “It speaks volumes about both Denise’s and... Read more

Kim Law Firm Case on False Claims Act Liability Featured in Law 360

HOUSTON – The Kim Law Firm represents a University of Texas Health Science Center professor in an ongoing case that may reach the U. S. Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court is being asked to clarify whether state universities and other political subdivisions can be found liable under the False Claims Act. In the petition for writ of certiorari, former University of Texas Health Science Center professor Dr. Terri King is challenging an opinion issued by the U.S. 5th Circuit... Read more