Meet Our Attorneys

Kim Legal, APC is ready to fight for you.

Our law firm is dedicated to protecting the rights of employees and consumers in California. Our consistent record of winning results makes a difference in the lives of our clients and their families.

We have decades of experience handling life-altering and high-value cases in employment law, consumer protection, and civil rights. You can depend on us to help you with the compassion that you deserve.

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  • Managing Partner

    Frank Kim is an experienced attorney with a passion for advocating for the rights of workers and consumers.

    Prior to law school, Mr. Kim founded an interfaith-based non-profit that partners with the AFL-CIO to support low-wage workers in organizing campaigns throughout Southern California. Through the non-profit, Mr. Kim was instrumental in organizing campaigns for janitors, nurses, domestic workers, and hotel workers. Prior to opening his firm, Mr. Kim represented some of the largest financial institutions and corporations in the world and recently served as the General Counsel of the largest privately-held auto finance lender in the country.

    Given his unique experience, Mr. Kim evaluates employment and consumer law matters from every angle and perspective, including the corporation's point of view.

    He is a relentless advocate and provides caring, personalized representation on behalf of individuals.

  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKLEY, B.A.

    Department Honors in Philosophy and Rhetoric

    YALE DIVINITY SCHOOL, M.A.R.

    Marquand Scholar, full tuition scholarship

    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW, J.D.

    Editor of the Hastings Business Law Journal

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  • Of Counsel

    Helen Kim is an aggressive trial lawyer who has dedicated her career to representing plaintiffs, particularly in the area of employment law.

    Since 2016, Ms. Kim has been selected every year by SuperLawyers as a Rising Star. In 2018, 2019, and 2020, Ms. Kim was recognized as one of the Up-and-Coming 50 Women Lawyers, an accolade designated among the female lawyers who ranked at the top of the list in the Southern California Rising Stars nomination, research and Blue Ribbon review process.

    In 2020, Ms. Kim obtained a $1.65 million settlement on behalf of misclassified individuals against a national audit company in a class action lawsuit involving claims for intentional misclassification.

    In 2019, Ms. Kim obtained a $1.55 million settlement on behalf of an individual employee against a technology start-up in Santa Monica in an arbitration involving claims for unpaid commissions, violation of Labor Code section 1102.5, race discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination. Ms. Kim resolved this case before any depositions were taken.

    In 2018, Ms. Kim obtained a $1.06 million settlement (inclusive of fees, costs, class representative enhancement payment and PAGA payment) on behalf of a class of non-exempt former and current employees of Wolfgang Puck Catering and Events, LLC.

    In 2016-2017, Ms. Kim secured a $1.02 million total judgment ($307,762.00 verdict + $709,431.90 fee award) plus finding of malice, oppression or fraud against 3 managing agents in a failure to accommodate disability and wrongful termination jury trial against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (Case No. 30-2015-00768685-CU-WT-CJC (Orange County Superior Court Jan. 2015)). Ms. Kim litigated this case from its inception through the end of the seven-week jury trial in one of the most conservative jurisdictions in the State of California for plaintiffs.

  • STANFORD UNIVERSITY, B.A.

    Phi Beta Kappa, Distinction, Ranked 1st in the Department of Communication

    GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLAR

    News Editor for The Stanford Daily

    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW, J.D.

    Civil Litigation Concentration, Editor of the Hastings Business Law Journal

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3435 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 2700
Los Angeles, CA 90010