Michael K. Kim

Michael K. Kim

Associate

Louisville, KY

Phone: 502-779-5809 Fax: 502-779-9810

Email: mkim@stites.com

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Education

  • University of Miami School of Law

    J.D., cum laude, 2007

    University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Articles & Comments Editor; Louis Phillips Scholarship; Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan & Berlin Scholarship; Honors in Litigation Skills Trial Advocacy; Winner of Judge Phillip Bloom Award for Litigation Skills; Property Dean's Fellow; Writing Center Dean's Fellow; Center for Ethics and Public Service, John Hart Ely Fellow

  • Columbia University

    B.A., cum laude, 2004

    Political Science

Admissions

  • Kentucky

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Service Areas

  • Class Action, Mass Action & Multi-District Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Financial Institutions Litigation and Subprime Litigation
  • Appellate Advocacy
  • Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
  • Civil Litigation

Industry Experience

  • Banking / Financial Services
  • Insurance Carriers / Brokers / Agents
  • Telecommunications

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Louisville Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Center for Women and Families, volunteer attorney

Michael Kim is an Associate in the Louisville office.  He is a member of the Business Litigation Service Group and the Class Action Practice Group.

Recent Assignments

  • Member of team that defeated certification of class and collective action claims in Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour suit
  • Member of team that defeated certification of class action claims involving interest crediting practices for fixed deferred annuities
  • Currently assisting in the defense of numerous class actions

Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications

  • "Expert Reports," a chapter in Expert Witnesses, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation (to be published)

Before Stites & Harbison

Michael joined Stites & Harbison in September 2007, after participating in the firm's summer associate program in 2006. During the summer of 2005, he was an intern at the University of Miami Children & Youth Law Clinic, representing foster children in dependency hearings. In the Spring of 2007, Michael was a Certified Legal Intern at the Miami Public Defender's Office. Prior to law school, Michael worked as a technology consultant.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Michael serves as a volunteer lawyer for the Center for Women and Families in Louisville.

Besides Stites & Harbison

Michael enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters.