Korean-Speaking Attorneys

Sunjung “Sunny” Baek

Lynnwood, WA

Sunjung 'Sunny' Baek is the Managing Attorney at Bridge Law. With a background in hospitality management from Switzerland, she transitioned to law in Seattle, specializing in personal injury. She has over a decade of experience, advocating for clients who have suffered life-altering injuries and fighting against insurance companies to secure fair compensation. She also worked at a domestic violence clinic and a worker's rights clinic during law school.

Vincent W. Davis is the founder of the firm and has been practicing juvenile dependency law since January 1989. He is an experienced trial lawyer specializing in CPS defense, family law, and juvenile dependency cases across Southern California.

David Kwang Soo Kim (David K. S. Kim) is the managing partner of the firm’s New York office. He is a former United States Immigration Judge who served in that capacity for three years from 2022 to 2025. Mr. Kim recently joined the firm shortly after serving as an Immigration Judge in September 2025. Partnering with the firm’s Co-Founder, Ira J. Kurzban, Esq., the nation’s leading figure in immigration law, and joining a team of outstanding partners and attorneys who are also leaders in their field, Mr. Kim brings to the firm even greater synergy to further bolster the firm’s already outstanding reputation in the legal community and exceptional services to its clients. Having litigated and adjudicated some of the most complex issues involving immigration and nationality law, he brings to the firm 25 years of professional experience in both public and private sector. Mr. Kim concentrates in all areas of immigration and nationality law, including employment and family based immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions and visas, removal defense, and federal court litigation.

Angela S. Lee

Los Angeles, CA

Angela S. Lee is a trial attorney who graduated at the top of her class from La Verne Law School in 2012. She specializes in personal injury law, known for securing top settlements for clients. She is fluent in Korean and conversational Spanish, and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times Business to Business Consumer Attorneys of Southern California.

Matthew Hillix is a trial lawyer dedicated to advocating for injured victims, having recovered millions for clients. He earned his B.A. from UC San Diego in 2010 and his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2015, graduating with honors. He is a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and the American Association for Justice.

Stacey Cho Hernandez

Dallas, TX

Stacey Cho Hernandez is a Partner at Carter Arnett, specializing in employment and complex civil and business litigation. She is board certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has extensive experience in employment-related litigation, internal investigations, and policy development. She clerked for Judge Karen Gren Scholer and interned for Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Hae Won Ko

Irvine, CA

Hae Won Ko is Senior Counsel at Everett Dorey. Her practice focuses on complicated coverage issues and civil litigation of third-party insurance defense matters, including personal, commercial, and specialty lines, and co-carriers’ coverage contribution actions. She also defends various entities, including general contractors and governmental agencies, in personal injury cases. Hae Won has co-authored multiple reported and published appellate briefs. She graduated from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, on the Dean’s Honor list, and obtained her undergraduate degree from University of California Berkeley with a double major in Mass Communications and Sociology. Hae Won is fluent in Korean.

Caroline R. Hahn

Tustin, CA

Founding attorney Caroline Hahn provides ethical representation and personal attention. An Orange County native, she is a Korean-American criminal defense attorney who understands Korean culture and speaks Korean, helping immigrants facing criminal charges and potential negative immigration consequences. She served as a Deputy Public Defender in Orange County and worked at the Federal Public Defender’s Office. Ms. Hahn is passionate about juvenile delinquency work and serves as a board member for the Child Guidance Center.

Jusun Yook

Fort Lee, NJ

Jusun Yook is an associate attorney licensed in New York and New Jersey, as well as federal district courts in New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in economics from the State University at Albany, and a Juris Doctor from Touro Law Center. He dedicates his career to representing seriously injured individuals, focusing on trucking accidents and catastrophic injuries. Before joining Maggiano, DiGirolamo, and Lizzi, he was a senior associate at a New York City personal injury law firm for six years. He is fluent in Korean and actively involved in Korean-American community legal organizations.

Catherine Kim has been practicing law for 19 years, and is experienced in all phases of civil litigation. Prior to joining Heimberg Barr, Catherine was a partner in a national law firm where her practice focused on litigation of catastrophic personal injury cases involving product liability, habitability, premises liability, transportation and toxic tort cases, in which she represented governmental, business and individual clients.

Yejoo Jane Lee

Irvine, CA

Yejoo Jane Lee is a Senior Associate at Everett Dorey. Her practice focuses on complex, high exposure matters in employment law, construction, environmental, mass tort, personal injury, and commercial litigation. She represents private clients and public entities from pre-claim risk management through trial, with extensive experience in arbitrations, mediations, and early resolutions. Yejoo earned her Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where she won the Korean American Bar Association Scholarship. Prior to law school, she graduated from the University of California, Riverside, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Women's Studies. Yejoo is fluent in Korean.

Daniel Kim has been representing victims in motor vehicle accidents, construction site accidents, slip & fall and victims who suffered serious injuries for over 17 years. He graduated from Pace university School of Law and is a member of New York Bar Association since 2003. In 2011, he founded Kim & Kim Law Group, P.C. where the firm specialized in personal injury and commercial law. With great success in Korean community as a leading personal injury law firm, Kim & Kim Law Group, P.C. merged with Sanders, Sanders, Block, Woycik, Viener & Grossman, P.C. in 2018 and formed Sanders & Kim, PLLC. as an affiliate. He is regularly featured as a special guest panel for legal analyst in personal injury matters in 2 major Korean radio stations in New York covering tri-state area and have written numerous informative articles in Korean newspapers.

Chae M. Lee

Urbana, IL

Chae M. Lee concentrates in Personal Injury, Auto Accidents, Criminal, Traffic, & DUI Defense Law at Patel Law, PC. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Chicago Kent College of Law in 2010. He has experience representing clients in various personal injury matters and volunteers at the Korean American Bar Association’s pro bono clinic.

Richard Kim is an attorney at Camden & Meridew, P.C., practicing in civil litigation, business law, utility law, tax, and collections in Indiana. He is licensed in Indiana and has experience with the IRS and Indiana Department of Revenue, pre-trial personal injury litigation, and business strategy. He is fluent in English and Korean.

Christina E. Shin (Sohn)

North Bethesda, MD

Christina Shin, Esq., is the managing partner of Rowe, Weinstein & Sohn, PLLC and principal of Quantum Title Corporation. Prior to her founding roles in these companies, she was an attorney with Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP. Ms. Shin currently serves on the board of trustees at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. She is an executive board member for Samaritan Inns, Inc. and is the president of the International Women Entrepreneurs’ Foundation. Ms. Shin was previously designated as counsel for the non-profit Korean American Association of Greater Washington. She is a former 6-term President of the Korean American Women’s Chamber of Commerce and as a community activitist, she has served legal and fundraising roles to aid organization against human trafficking.

Amanda S. Chang

Honolulu, HI

Amanda S. Chang is Of Counsel, practicing immigration law, including naturalization, green card applications, various visas, and U.S. Embassy matters. She is fluent in Korean and conversant in Japanese, and actively participates in community service, holding leadership roles in several cultural and professional organizations.

Diane Doh

Greenwood, AR

Diane Doh is an attorney at Walters, Allison, Parker & Estell in Greenwood, Arkansas, whose practice encompasses a broad range of civil, domestic, real estate, and probate matters, including divorce, custody, adoptions, guardianships, estate planning, contract negotiations and disputes, and personal injury. While in law school, Diane served as a member of the Oklahoma Law Review and served as a legal intern in the civil clinic for two semesters. While working as an intern, Diane gained valuable, hands-on experience assisting individuals in need of legal representation in domestic and probate matters. Diane was also the recipient of several scholarships and honors, including the OU Law Clinic Distinguished Intern, OU Law Pro Bono 3L Top Hours Recipient, and Values Public Interest Fellow. Since joining the Walters firm, Diane has litigated numerous cases with success, particularly in the areas of divorce, custody, and guardianships. She uses her knowledge and diligence to advise her clients intelligently and thoughtfully.

Juyoun Han, Esq.

New York, NY

Ms. Han is a Partner leading the firm’s Tech & Human Rights Department where she represents cases in Artificial Intelligence. From client consultations to U.S. Supreme Court petitions, Ms. Han builds cases from the ground up, collaborating with various industry experts on novel issues. Ms. Han parlays her judicial expertise into her work, as a former law clerk for Hon. Steven L. Tiscione and an intern for Hon. Kiyo A. Matsumoto at the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn). She has contributed to academia as a Fellow at the NYU Law Engelberg Center for Innovation and Technology. As a frequent guest speaker, she has presented to the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil, the Inn of Courts in Washington DC, and the World Congress for the World Federation of the Deaf in Paris. In addition, she delivers lectures at various institutions and universities including Yale University, NYU, and Georgetown. Her expertise has been cited by legislative and executive agencies regarding the Communications Decency Act (Section 230), Copyright Act, Visual Artists Rights Act, and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Section 1557).

M. Brian Hall

West Deptford, NJ

M. Brian Hall focuses his practice on real estate, wills and estates, land use and planning, business law, civil litigation, and workers’ compensation. He is a past President of the Gloucester County Bar Association and a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University and served as a Cryptologic Linguist in the United States Army. He also served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Anne McDonnell, J.S.C. and currently serves as a Reserve JAG Officer for the United States Coast Guard.

Scott N. Rasmussen

Salt Lake City, UT

Scott N. Rasmussen is a partner in the corporate and commercial section of Scalley & Reading, and has been with the firm since 1987. Mr. Rasmussen was born April 28, 1956, in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he was also raised and, to the relief of his mother, survived to adulthood. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Utah in 1979 with a B.A. in History. While at the University of Utah, he earned admission into Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. Receiving his juris doctor degree from Columbia Law School in 1982, Mr. Rasmussen practiced for five years in New York City. Throughout most of his career, Mr. Rasmussen has focused upon negotiating and drafting documents relating to a variety of business transactions and estate planning matters. The areas of law in which Mr. Rasmussen practices, together with a description of some of the associated services he performs, are set forth below: 1. Business Establishment and Structuring. Assisting clients with the establishment and structuring of business entities and the drafting of documents delineating the obligations and rights between and among the various shareholders, partners, and members of such entities. 2. Estate Planning. Counseling clients with respect to, and drafting documents associated with, a wide variety of estate planning needs. Estate planning and related documents which Mr. Rasmussen regularly drafts include revocable and irrevocable trusts, wills, insurance trusts, charitable remainder unitrusts, prenuptial agreements, separate property agreements, and the documents necessary to establish private foundations. 3. Financial Institutions. Representing financial institutions in connection with commercial loans and a broad range of regulatory, mergers and acquisition, and real estate matters. 4. Real Estate. Negotiating and drafting documents associated with both simple and complex real property acquisitions, dispositions, leases, and workouts. 5. Business Acquisitions and Sales. Representing clients in connection with, and negotiating and drafting documents relating to, business acquisitions and sales. 6. Commercial Documents. Negotiating and drafting financing, license, royalty, development, management, employment, and other related agreements and documents. From 1975-1977, Mr. Rasmussen served as a missionary for the L.D.S. Church in the Republic of Korea. As a consequence of that experience, he speaks Korean and is willing to eat small portions of kimchi on infrequent occasions. Mr. Rasmussen is married to a happily retired attorney, and together they have four children. His interests include baseball, fly-fishing, literature, and gardening. In an effort to combat an ever-declining metabolism and a constantly expanding waistline, Mr. Rasmussen has reluctantly ceased consuming massive quantities of ice cream, and now exercises regularly.

Jimmy Cha

Los Angeles, CA

Jimmy Cha is a Fullerton Criminal Defense Attorney, and is the founding member of the Law Office of Jimmy Cha. He dedicates his practice solely to criminal defense. Mr. Cha graduated from UCLA with a degree in Sociology with honors, and earned his Juris Doctorate from Western State University College of Law, along with a certificate in Criminal Law Studies.

Edward W. Choi

Los Angeles, CA

Established by Edward W. Choi, the Law Offices of Choi & Associates has a rich history of serving individuals in need. Mr. Choi, a University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law graduate, has tirelessly represented plaintiffs in various areas, focusing on employment law and class actions. His commitment to securing favorable client outcomes has resulted in numerous successful verdicts and settlements totaling millions of dollars.

Joo Hee Park

St. Paul, MN

Joo Hee was a judicial extern for the Honorable Kesha L. Tanabe of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Minnesota. Prior to her externship, she worked as a law clerk and certified student attorney at Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, Civil Division. During law school, she served as a Managing Editor of the Minnesota International Journal of Law and co-President of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. Joo Hee is bilingual, fluent in English and Korean.

Esther Kim

Playa Del Rey, CA

ESTHER KIM, an associate attorney at SSJ Law, has experience in Civil Litigation, Restraining Orders, Lemon Law, and Pre-Litigation Personal Injury. Esther has had success in representing clients both in and out of the courtroom. Working in the best interests of the client, Esther has been able to successfully mediate contentious divorces and settle personal injury claims without necessitating the involvement of the court. Licensed to practice law in California, Esther has represented clients in various restraining order cases, personal injury, and lemon law disputes. In addition to graduating in the Top 10% from Southwestern Law School’s 2-Year SCALE Program, Esther earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. During her time at Southwestern Law School, Esther worked as a Dean’s Fellow and Teaching Assistant for Contracts Law in order to provide one-on-one mentorship and guidance to incoming law students.