Hee J. Kim

Principal Attorney Serving Los Angeles County

Kim brings more than a decade of extensive litigation experience to Litigation, P.C., having begun practicing law in special education, personal injury and contract disputes.

Kim began his career by helping recover millions in settlements and judgments for his personal injury clients — ranging from minor incidents to wrongful deaths — and regularly assisting defense attorneys representing individuals, public entities, and private corporations against personal injury claims.

In special education law, Kim represented students with disabilities in public school districts to ensure that they received the services and accommodations necessary to obtain an educational benefit. At the time, Kim argued in one case that his client, a pre-k aged student with disabilities, was entitled to have the public school district pay for her placement in a private school so that she had the opportunity to engage with typical peers. The public school district disagreed, saying pre-k public schooling was not compulsory in California. After the administrative judge agreed with Kim’s position, Kim successfully defended his argument on appeal in a federal district court. Kim defended the same argument against other school districts and obtained additional administrative law decisions and federal district court rulings agreeing with him, before successfully using those cases to obtain the same benefit for multiple other clients through settlement.

During the last half of Kim’s career, Kim focused solely on litigation in Los Angeles County, representing clients in his current areas of practice in business, real estate, and employment litigation. Illustrative case results can be found here.

At Litigation, P.C., Kim ensures that his team commits to the same fundamental principles for all their clients.

Admissions and Memberships

State Bar of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education

University of San Francisco, School of Law, J.D.
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Legal Studies, Highest Honors