Korean-Speaking Attorneys

Gregory J. Park

Fairfax, VA

Our lawyer Gregory J. Park provides effective and personalized representation for the injured. We help you seek the maximum compensation you need for your injury. Attorney Gregory J. Park will meet with you personally to review your case and thoroughly explain how our firm can help.

Mike M. Kim

Atlanta, GA

Mike M. Kim is an Associate attorney specializing in commercial real estate and complex business transactions, including formation, acquisition, disposition, and corporate governance. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and his B.A. in Economics from The University of Chicago. Mike is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, California State Bar, and Asian Real Estate Association of America. He is a native Korean speaker and has intermediate Spanish proficiency.

YooNieh Ahn

Cherry Hill, NJ

YooNieh Ahn is a litigator with experience in civil, criminal defense, and employment law. She previously worked at Jacobs & Barbone and served as a Judicial Law Clerk. She is licensed in New Jersey and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is fluent in Korean.

Catherine Jiang is an Of Counsel attorney focusing on personal injuries and business planning. She believes in empathy, transparency, and accessibility as core principles of legal practice. She is passionate about community service and has served on various legal and non-legal community boards, serving a diverse range of clientele.

Jenny Jung

Fairfax, VA

Attorney Jenny Jung practices criminal defense in Virginia. She is a Fairfax County native and is fluent in Korean. She joined Crowley Peritz Law as an associate attorney after passing the Virginia Bar Exam, focusing on traffic cases and criminal misdemeanors.

Michelle Hines

Apopka, FL

Michelle Hines grew up in Altamonte Springs, Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Central Florida, and her Juris Doctorate from Liberty University School of Law. She interned with a large corporation in South Korea, improving her fluency in Korean. Her legal career began in family law, handling cases like divorce, paternity, and child support. She also worked in banking and collection litigation for corporations. At Hines Law, she focuses on personal injury cases, pre-suit negotiations, and estate planning, including crafting wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. She is driven by a commitment to fairness, advocacy, and justice for individuals.

Ken Chang

Seattle, WA

Ken Chang graduated from the University of Washington Law School and started his career as a public defender in January of 1996. He worked in Seattle Municipal Court and Juvenile Court, then went into private practice focusing on civil plaintiffs’ litigation. He returned to public defense in 2003, handling District Court DUI cases and serious felony cases, and later civil commitment practice. Ken is conversationally fluent in Korean and has been awarded by the Washington Defender Association for his work and leadership.

Jae E. Lee

Fort Lee, NJ

Jae E. Lee is the managing partner of our Fort Lee office. Ms. Lee has handled thousands of claims for damages in automobile and slip/trip and fall accidents, including claims against commercial, public and governmental entities. Ms. Lee has secured millions of dollars in recovery of damages on behalf of her clients over the span of almost 30 years. Ms. Lee is dedicated and committed to helping her clients achieve maximum recovery and relief. Ms. Lee invests in her clients’ cases, utilizing first-rate demonstrative evidence, investigation tools, trial material and advancing the costs of litigation and experts.

Paul Yi

Los Angeles, CA

Principal shareholder Paul M. Yi, a Western State University College of Law graduate, shares Mr. Choi’s dedication to advocating for individuals. Mr. Yi has been instrumental in achieving significant settlements for his clients.

Sara Kim

Seattle, WA

Sara Kim is a founding partner at Blair & Kim, PLLC, focusing on Family Law and Civil Litigation. She has been in private practice since 1995 and is known for her client-centered approach and ability to explain legal processes clearly. Sara is fluent in Korean and co-founded the firm in 2005.

Sol Kim

Rogers, AR

Sol Kim is an attorney focusing on Immigration, Domestic Relations, and Guardianships. She is also a Certified Mediator.

Sean S. Kwak

Palisades Park, NJ

Seokchan (Sean) Kwak, Esq. graduated cum laude from SUNY Buffalo Law School, where he received a CALI award in Trademark Law and was an associate in the Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal. Admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey in 2017, he is also licensed in federal District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey, and is a licensed patent attorney. At KLP, Sean specializes in complex commercial litigation, including breach of contract, partnership disputes, defective construction, and trademark/trade dress infringement, with experience across various industries. He also handles labor law claims, such as unpaid wages, overtime, and unlawful discrimination, providing counseling to employers on defense and compliance. Fluent in English and Korean, Sean effectively serves Korean clients and manages Korean-language documents. His accomplishments include successfully appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on sovereign immunities, achieving zero liability in an arbitration for wage-and-hour claims, securing settlements up to $300,000 in employment law and $2.3 million in partnership disputes, and being selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Star List in 2023, 2024 & 2025, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

HengSun (Andy) Cho

Dallas, TX

Andy is a highly experienced attorney with a track record of delivering outstanding legal services to his clients for over 20 years. After obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990, he worked in the field of international business for seven years. This experience gave him a unique perspective on legal issues that affect businesses, which has been invaluable in his legal practice. Andy went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2001. Andy is a licensed attorney in both Texas and California, as well as a CPA.

Min Jung Kim

Brooklyn, NY

Min Jung Kim is a Senior Associate at the LAW FIRM OF DAYREL SEWELL, PLLC, joining in October 2019. She specializes in civil litigation, including partition by sale, breach of contract, tort, foreclosure, and debt collection, and has extensive experience in real estate transactions. Min Jung holds a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is fluent in Korean.

Elizabeth Ji advocates for individuals, families, and businesses with a broad range of legal problems.

Cecilia Son

Los Angeles, CA

Cecilia Son is Of Counsel with Shegerian Conniff LLP. Her practice focuses on employment law and she handles all stages of her cases from prelitigation through trial. Ms. Son places utmost importance on client relations and aggressively advocates for her clients to their satisfaction. She has extensive experience and success in case settlements, involving high stake negotiations through mediation and other forms of resolution. She has settled over $15 million dollars in employment cases to date. Ms. Son attended University of California Santa Barbara and obtained her law degree from Western State College of Law. During law school, she was in the Dean’s Circle, received her certificate for exemplary public service, worked for the Public Defender’s Office, and was the Secretary of the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association. She recognizes and believes in giving a voice to the voiceless. She was born in Seoul, Korea and spent her childhood living on Guam, Jakarta and Dubai and is fluent in Korean. Her multicultural experience and background help her to creatively advocate and achieve the best results for her clients. Ms. Son is licensed to practice in the state of California. She has drafted and successfully argued various motions in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and Kern county courtrooms. Ms. Son has been selected to Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Star List in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Riley Cho

Orlando, FL

Riley Cho, Esq. is an expert injury attorney. Born in Seoul, South Korea, he immigrated to the U.S. at age 9 and grew up in Virginia. He earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from Virginia Tech and his J.D. from the University of Florida, where he was president of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA). Prior to founding Riley Legal, he worked at a personal injury law firm in Orlando, Florida, and interned at a personal injury firm in Virginia and the Second District Court of Appeal in Florida.

Joo Hee Kong

Syracuse, NY

Born and raised in South Korea, Joo Hee practiced law as an in-house counsel in Seoul, South Korea, after completing her programs at the Judicial Research & Training Institute. Moving to Syracuse, New York, Joo Hee spent several years supporting her family’s adaptation and received an LLM degree at Syracuse University College of Law. During the one-year program, she began to consider working at Syracuse and spent two additional years at the law school, graduating from the JD program with a grade in the top 6% of the Class of 2021. Despite being an international student, Joo Hee was accepted as a member of the Justinian Honor Society and was recognized as a talented scholar with the Order of the Coif (an American honor society for law school graduates). She also interned at the National Disability Rights Network in Washington, D.C., and worked at the Burton Blatt Institute, where she served underrepresented individuals. Having experienced her parents’ divorce in her childhood, Joo Hee naturally became passionate about helping families and children in difficult situations. As a mother of a child with special needs, she also has a deep empathy for disabled people. As a brilliant bilingual attorney licensed in both South Korea and New York State (admitted to practice law in NYS in 2022), she joined the Nave Law Firm in October 2025 and aims to be an attorney who provides competent support and trust to people.

Arielle Heo

Teaneck, NJ

Arielle Heo Esq., is an associate at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon P.C. Arielle has dedicated her law practice to representing the rights of those injured due to the negligence of others. Arielle concentrates her practice on cases involving motor vehicle, trucking and bus accidents as well as slip, trip and fall accidents at each stage of litigation. She is fluent in speaking, reading & writing Korean. Arielle earned her Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and her Juris Doctorate from New York Law School. She is an active member of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of NJ and the New Jersey Association of Justice.

Geoffrey Kim

Bellevue, WA

Geoffrey Kim began his legal career as a summer legal assistant in 2004. After graduating from The Johns Hopkins University in 2007, he received his law degree from the Seattle University School of Law in 2011. He passed the Washington State Bar Examination in 2011 and became a fully licensed attorney in November 2011. He formed Amity Legal Associates, PS, in 2014. He is fluent in both English and Korean.

Thomas J. Ryu

Manhattan Beach, CA

Thomas J. Ryu is Senior of Counsel at Okabe & Haushalter. Born in Seoul, Korea, he graduated from UCLA and Whittier College School of Law. He began his practice in 1994, specializing in international transactions and complex business litigation. With 25 years of litigation experience, he has an excellent reputation for successful settlements, judgments, and jury verdicts.

Stephanie M. Davis started practicing juvenile dependency law in January 1989. She has represented parents, relatives, children, and foster parents in juvenile dependency courts. She also spent many years as a juvenile dependency appellate attorney and served as a judicial officer in the Los Angeles Juvenile Court for over 16 years before rejoining the firm.

Lina Yoo

Turlock, CA

Lina was born and raised in San Jose, California to Korean immigrant parents and is fluent in the Korean language. She attended the University of California San Diego, where she obtained a degree in Communications. Lina went on to work as a litigation paralegal for a boutique personal injury law firm in the South Bay, where she developed her passion for fighting to get justice for the “little guy.” Lina attended law school at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, graduating Magna Cum Laude. During her time in law school, Lina served as the Chief Technical Editor for the University of the Pacific Law Review, Volume 55 and worked as a legal writing Teaching Assistant. Lina also won three awards for obtaining the top grade in each of her legal writing classes and received the Stauffer Charitable Trust Writing Competition Award. During her final year of law school, Lina served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Judge Troy L. Nunley at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. During her free time, Lina enjoys practicing Pilates, working out, and spending time with her family and two Yorkshire Terriers. Lina also enjoys watching true crime documentaries and trying new restaurants with her partner.