HOUSTON – Houston trial lawyer John H. Kim, founder of The Kim Law Firm, is being recognized as a 2013 Litigation Star by the publishers of Benchmark Litigation, a respected research group that identifies the top lawyers and law firms in the North American legal market.
Mr. Kim is a seasoned trial lawyer who handles high-stakes civil litigation for international corporations in addition to representing individuals in significant injury cases. Benchmark Litigation cited Mr. Kim as a star Texas lawyer for his accomplishments in general commercial litigation cases, as well as personal injury and product liability claims.
The annual Benchmark Litigation guide includes the leading litigation attorneys and law firms in the United States and Canada. The publication conducts six months of research that includes extensive interviews with courtroom attorneys and clients in order to produce the list of the best in the legal profession. Benchmark Litigation also examines the case work handled by each honored firm and lawyer.
This is one of many honors Mr. Kim has earned based on his legal work for clients. He maintains the highest AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from the national LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell legal directory, and he has been named to the Texas Super Lawyers list every year since the list was first published in 2003. Mr. Kim is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is the Immediate Past President of the Houston chapter of the elite American Board of Trial Advocates.
The Kim Law Firm has recovered more than half a billion dollars for clients through aggressive litigation. The firm represents entrepreneurs, business start-ups, mid-sized companies, and established national and international corporations in everything from contract and complex business disputes to insider trading allegations, trade secrets and other intellectual property disputes. Mr. Kim and his firm represent plaintiffs and defendants nationwide in oil and gas litigation, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, securities litigation, claims of tortious interference, price fixing and other antitrust actions.