Denise H. Kim - Lawyer in Houston, TX

Denise H. Kim is a former prosecutor and recognized civiltrial lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience representing corporate clientsand individuals. With a practice focused around commercial litigation andcomplex business disputes, Ms. Kims extensive litigation work includes casesinvolving construction defects, professional responsibility for financialprofessionals, products and premises liability, insurance coverage and defense,derivative shareholder claims, legal malpractice, DTPA, breach-of-contractactions, trade-secret claims, and oil gas matters.

Her track record of trial wins include: representation of anational insurance brokerage firm in litigation involving publicly tradedcompany with alleged damages in excess of $40 million relating to allegedInsurance Code violations and professional malpractice, securing a victory foran engineering firm in business dispute with the City of Angleton involving thecity annex, courthouse and fire station, and prevailing on behalf of awell-known Houston personal injury attorney in multimillion-dollar litigationinvolving claims of breach of contract, professional malpractice, grossnegligence, and DPTA violations.

She also has successfully defended more than 20 State Barof Texas grievances for many prominent Texas attorneys, earning a 100percent dismissal rate.

Denise is an accomplished litigator who has distinguishedherself in public service and private practice, said John H. Kim, foundingpartner of The Kim Law Firm.Clients benefit greatly from her significant experience in both civil andcriminal matters, and we are honored to have such a strong attorney on ourbench.

In addition to being named to the 2020 edition of The BestLawyers in America? for her work in Commercial Litigation, Ms. Kim wasfeatured as a Texas Rising Star in Texas Monthly and TexasRising Stars magazines in 2014 and 2015? a designation given to fewerthan 2.5 percent of eligible Texas attorneys each year. In 2009, she authoredand presented Tax Preparer Penalties as part of the CPA ProfessionalEducation Program in Houston. Ms.

Kim received her J.D. from South Texas College of Lawin Houston and earned her psychology degree from Baylor University. During lawschool, she clerked for U.S. Congressman Ted Poe and helped write the ShamePunishment legislation, which allows the use of public humiliation duringsentencing so offenders can appreciate their wrongs and be less likely tocommit another crime.After her work for Congressman Poe, Ms. Kim was hired as aprosecutor in the Harris County District Attorneys Office where she served as AssistantHarris County District Attorney and focused on juvenile and welfare fraudcases.

Ms. Kim remainsdedicated to the community she serves and is a member of the Houston BarAssociations Legal Lines, a community service outreach program designed tohelp people around Houston receive free legal advice and answers to a varietyof legal matters. She also volunteers with the Associations Veterans LegalInitiative which focuses on providing legal aid to low-income military veterans.