Chong S. Kim
Clifton,USA
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Attorney
Law Offices of Chong S. Kim
Clifton, NJ
01.2012 - Current
- Represented and advised on litigation (including on matters involving Breach of Contract, Civil Forfeiture, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Sale of Securities, Wage and Hour Violations) and transactional (including on issues of Copyrights, Construction Agreements, Employment Agreements, Merger and Acquisition, Non-Compete and Non-Disclosure Agreements) matters for companies in a variety of business sectors, including consumer service providers, retailers of consumer products, wholesalers of industrial goods, product/service related franchise.
- Successfully represented individual clients in a variety of litigation matters, including business and consumer bankruptcy, business disputes, consumer frauds, consumer debt collection, fair credit reporting, property tax appeal, residential foreclosure, and sales of real estate.
- Successfully represented defendants in criminal matters involving various types of felony charges (“indictable offenses”), including Aggravated Assault, Possession with Intent to Distribute Drug, and Sale of Counterfeit Products.
- Represented and advised clients in all other general legal affairs, including conducting sale and purchase of commercial and residential properties, defending and prosecuting commercial and residential eviction, defending New Jersey State administrative agency actions, defending municipal court matters, securing immigration benefits via the USCIS petitions, and drafting and reviewing all types of agreements.
Business Owner
Rosemart-Shell Gas Station
Wake Forest, NC
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Owned and operated a high-volume ($1,000,000 plus monthly) sales gas station with convenience store, managing 5 employees.
Attorney
Law Offices of Chong S. Kim
Southfield, MI
01.1997 - 01.2008
- Represented clients in general practice of law with the main areas in the following: residential real estate transaction, buy-and-sell of “mom & pop” businesses, municipal court work, “transactional” immigration law (family petition related), family law, and consumer bankruptcy.
Attorney
Kim & Timban, LLC
Haddon Heights, NJ
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Partnered, affiliated, and associated with other attorneys in the following areas of law: General practice.
Attorney
Stuart Law Firm
Audubon, NJ
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Partnered, affiliated, and associated with other attorneys in the following areas of law: Insurance defense litigation.
Attorney
Law Offices of Richard Mik
Clifton, NJ
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Partnered, affiliated, and associated with other attorneys in the following areas of law: Municipal court work.
Attorney
Steinberg & Associates, P.C.
Southfield, MI
01.1997 - 01.1998
- Partnered, affiliated, and associated with other attorneys in the following areas of law: Consumer bankruptcy.
Law Clerk
Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
Lansing, MI
01.1996 - 01.1997
- Provided legal research and writing for two practice groups: Tax and Business & Labor and Employment.
Education
J.D., cum laude -
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Lansing, MI08.1996
M.B.A. -
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL04.1994
M.A. - International Affairs
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL08.1993
B.A. - Political Science and History
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA08.1984
Skills
- Litigation strategy
- Contract drafting
- Mediation and arbitration
- Legal research
- Compliance management
- Client relationship management
Locations
- Clifton, Clifton, NJ
- Hackensack, Hackensack, NJ
- Wake Forest, Wake Forest, NC
- Southfield, Southfield, MI
- Haddon Heights, Haddon Heights, NJ
- Lansing, Lansing, MI
- Tallahassee, Tallahassee, FL
- Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Washington, Washington, D.C.
Websites
Miscellaneous
Immigration Justice Campaign, Washington, D.C., https://immigrationjustice.us/, Native level fluency in Korean language, Proficiency in various software
Bar Admission
- Michigan, 01/01/97
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 01/01/97
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, 01/01/99
- New Jersey, 01/01/97
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 01/01/01
Timeline
Attorney
Law Offices of Chong S. Kim
01.2012 - Current
Business Owner
Rosemart-Shell Gas Station
01.2008 - 01.2012
Attorney
Kim & Timban, LLC
01.2004 - 01.2006
Attorney
Stuart Law Firm
01.2001 - 01.2002
Attorney
Law Offices of Richard Mik
01.2001 - 01.2002
Attorney
Law Offices of Chong S. Kim
01.1997 - 01.2008
Attorney
Steinberg & Associates, P.C.
01.1997 - 01.1998
Law Clerk
Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
01.1996 - 01.1997
J.D., cum laude -
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
M.B.A. -
Florida State University
M.A. - International Affairs
Florida State University
B.A. - Political Science and History
University of Pittsburgh
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