{"id":771,"date":"2012-05-25T15:23:06","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T20:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekimlawfirm.com\/?p=771"},"modified":"2015-04-02T18:16:05","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T23:16:05","slug":"john-kim-featured-in-houston-business-journal-story-face-to-face-with-john-kim-the-kim-law-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekimlawfirm.com\/press-releases\/john-kim-featured-in-houston-business-journal-story-face-to-face-with-john-kim-the-kim-law-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kim Featured in Houston Business Journal Story \u201cFace to face with John Kim, The Kim Law Firm\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston trial lawyer John Kim<\/a> grew up a Korean in 1960s Lubbock, and he remembers well the first time he was judged for being different.<\/p>\n

\u201cPartially because of my parents\u2019 example and largely due to the community in Lubbock, I never experienced prejudice until I became a lawyer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kim has fused his sense of humor with a strong work ethic as head of The Kim Law Firm. He also is president of the Houston chapter of the American Board Of Trial Advocates, a position he says both humbles him and reminds him of his age.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs much as I joke about things, this is important. ABOTA\u2019s sole mission is the preservation of the right to a trial by jury,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kim said he enjoys reasoned academic debate, and those discussions could take place just as easily over wine at the swanky Brasserie 19 as they could in between chomps on a cigar at his River Oaks office.<\/p>\n

Under the watchful gaze of an autographed poster of \u201cThe Highwaymen,\u201d a country and western super-group composed of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, Kim laid down the law as he sees it for HBJ<\/em> reporter Deon Daugherty.<\/p>\n

How did you develop this habit of chewing on cigars?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know. Probably some sick mama complex or oral fixation kind of deal. The truth is it keeps me from smoking, and most lawyers will tell you that in deposition they appreciate me having a cigar in my mouth because it means I\u2019m not talking.<\/p>\n

If you had the full attention of a group of children, what would you tell them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be courageous. Courage is based on being different and getting educated. It\u2019s OK to be different, but it\u2019s not OK to turn your back on education.<\/p>\n

I learned very early that I was different on a number of fronts, but it encouraged me. I was taught that it was good. And of course, I came from the typical Korean culture, which is, \u2018Get educated.\u2019 We had one rule, and it was typical of Korean parents: education, education, education. They didn\u2019t understand my fascination with sports. They didn\u2019t understand my fascination with cars. They didn\u2019t understand my fascination with women. They didn\u2019t understand my fascination with booze. But our rule was, if you made straight As, you could do what you want.<\/p>\n

And of course, I abused that rule because in Lubbock public schools, it wasn\u2019t that difficult.<\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t accept the fact you\u2019re different and if you can\u2019t accept the fact that the world is made up of a bunch of different types of people, then your education is going to do you no good.<\/p>\n

You have to have courage to understand that 1. You don\u2019t know everything; 2. What you do know may be wrong; 3. You must imbue yourself with critical thought; and 4. Be willing to accept criticism and the fact you may not be the smartest guy in the room. And, if you\u2019re the dumbest guy in the room, you can take advantage of it. Believe me, I do. I go into every proceeding as the dumbest guy in the room, intending to learn.<\/p>\n

What attracted you to being a lawyer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I always knew I wanted to be a trial lawyer. I like to talk. I don\u2019t mind an argument \u2014 I love sports, and I love to compete, and trial work is one of the weird things where you get to fight, you get to compete and you get to demonstrate sportsmanship. There\u2019s a good fight and a bad fight, but at the end of the day with a jury, there\u2019s a winner and a loser, so it satisfies that competitive spirit.<\/p>\n

What will people be surprised to learn about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That I\u2019m generally prepared. Nothing beats hard work. That\u2019s not only a Texas virtue; it\u2019s an Asian thing, too. Part of it is insecurity. I don\u2019t want to fail for my client.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t want to fail for the other lawyers on my case. There\u2019s no excuse to not be prepared.<\/p>\n

Now having said that, I don\u2019t often give off the appearance that I\u2019m prepared because I don\u2019t sweat it. I know I\u2019m ready. I\u2019m also a realist. There\u2019s a time and a place for everything, and I don\u2019t have to win every argument. I just have to win the important ones.<\/p>\n

This is kind of like letting a secret out: I get ready. I work weird hours. People may see me in the afternoon, drinking away and think, \u201cThere he goes.\u201d But I work at night. I\u2019m single, no kids, no pets. I\u2019ve just looked at my country club bill and realized I haven\u2019t played golf in six weeks, which is a first in decades. But I\u2019m preparing for a case, and there\u2019s a lot of work to be done, so I\u2019ve worked the last six Saturdays and Sundays and driven everyone crazy.<\/p>\n

Click here to read the full article as originally published in Houston Business Journal blog.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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