Diane J. Kim

Diane J. Kim is a dedicated trial lawyer who primarily practices in the area of complex commercial litigation. 

Ms. Kim is a committed advocate for her clients in federal District Courts, California state courts, Bankruptcy Courts, and non-judicial proceedings. Ms. Kim handles all phases of litigation and has experience coordinating discovery and case strategies, taking fact witness examinations and depositions, drafting motions, and analyzing complex legal issues. Recently, Ms. Kim obtained a $15 million judgment. Previously, Ms. Kim served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Karen B. Owens of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Ms. Kim, with bankruptcy, ERISA, and criminal litigation experience, has a diversified litigation practice. While in law school, Ms. Kim interned for the United States Department of Labor in ERISA litigation, tried 23 criminal cases as an intern for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, and drafted bench memoranda and briefs as an extern for the Hon. Kevin J. Carey (Ret.) of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and as an extern for the Hon. Jean K. FitzSimon (Ret.) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Kim is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is a committee member in the Diversity Pipeline subcommittee for the American Bankruptcy Institute and is an active member of the Asian American Bar Association for the Bay Area. While in law school, Ms. Kim founded the Affinity Group Coalition, a student-run group aimed at improving diversity in the legal profession, and served as President of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. 

Ms. Kim has an active pro bono practice advocating for human trafficking survivors to vacate their prior charges and convictions.

Ms. Kim is a 2019 graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College, and a mom. Ms. Kim is proficient in Korean.