HOUSTON – Noted Houston trial lawyer John H. Kim is being recognized for his work in commercial litigation in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the exclusive annual guide to the country’s top lawyers.
Best Lawyers honorees are selected through a rigorous, peer-review survey that includes more than 4 million confidential evaluations by other lawyers in the same and related specialties. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication covering the legal profession, and it is widely considered the premier guide to the country’s leading attorneys.
Mr. Kim, the founder of The Kim Law Firm, is widely known throughout Texas and the U.S. for his high-stakes litigation wins. This is his first year to be included in Best Lawyers following consecutive selections to the annual Texas Super Lawyers list since it was first published in 2003. The publishers of Super Lawyers also have honored Mr. Kim as one of Houston’s Top 100 lawyers three times based on his business litigation work. His clients include U.S. and international corporations as well as individuals who have been severely injured.
Mr. Kim’s impressive legal work has earned him many professional honors. Benchmark Litigation has cited him the past three years as a Houston star lawyer based on his accomplishments in general commercial litigation, personal injury lawsuits and product liability claims. He maintains the highest AV-Preeminent peer review rating in the national LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell legal directory. Mr. Kim is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and he is a past president of the Houston chapter of the elite American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Mr. Kim founded The Kim Law Firm to practice civil law his way, which means being extraordinarily well-prepared while engaging jurors in a confident, compelling way. He’s been hailed by judges, lawyers and jurors alike for his effective handling of witnesses in cross-examinations and his proven knack for communicating with jurors.
The Kim Law Firm has recovered more than half a billion dollars for clients through aggressive litigation and has successfully defended clients against takings of at least a half billion dollars. The firm represents entrepreneurs, business startups, midsized 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. For more information, please visit www.thekimlawfirm.com.