Jae H. Kim

Jae H. Kim

3.0
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 24 years

Real estate Lawyer at Pasadena, CA
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Litigation, Estate Planning

16 N. Marengo Ave., Suite 418, Pasadena, CA

About Jae

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Real Estate 60%

Foreclosure defense, quiet title litigation, other real estate issues

23 years | 50 cases

60%
Litigation 30%

Business, breach of contract, fraud, and related issues

23 years | 10 cases

30%
Estate Planning 10%

wills, living trust, health care directive

14 years | 10 cases

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 150-350 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 24 years

State: California

Acquired: 2001

Active

No misconduct found

Location

JHK Law Group

16 N. Marengo Ave., Suite 418, Pasadena, CA, 91101

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Jae H. Kim's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.0 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

5 star (2)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (2)

Posted by anonymous | June 8, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Only interested in his fee

Mr Kim is only concerned with how much money he can get from his client. A competent attorney could have had the case against me dismissed soon after it was filed as a fact of law. Mr Kim billed our legal plan for tens of thousands of dollars in work he never did and dragged his feet and procrastin...ated in doing anything to defend me. When I realized he was lying to me, it was too late to get another attorney before trial. Now, the Judge has determined that the cased did not follow the law. Both attorneys (plaintiffs and defendants) have taken enormous amounts of money and just walked away. DO NOT USE THIS ATTORNEY!!!

Posted by anonymous | September 21, 2023 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Very Knowledgeable and Helpful

Atty. Kim was very helpful when we called him for help due to a lease agreement dispute. He was the only lawyer that took our case and was very knowledgeable about the law. He made us feel very safe. That was a very stressful moment for that I couldn’t sleep the night before. I am thankful that I cal...led Atty. Kim. He is an expert at real estate law.

Posted by Anil | January 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

unreliable, procrastinator, full of excuses, disorganized

Unfortunately We did not retain this lawyer from AVVO. We retained him for 2 cases until resolved he wanted full cash upfront for total cases. we gave him , yes we are stupid to do that even though he said he has some problems which i think he was in financial problems. after about a year he withdre...w from the cases and left us alone without lawyer and now we are about to loose (dismissed )both cases worth very big amount because we do not know the law and judges will not wait till i find the lawyer. He kept all the money and has not returned any retainer fee yet but has promised few times that he will but never does. Be careful please. we wasted years on this cases and we lost all in a year. He never understood what the cases are all about because he was paid in full in advance. good luck

Posted by anonymous | May 28, 2014

GIVING BACK: A SIGN OF APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE

IN THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT HE WAS TOO STRICT ...BUT...THIS PLANET WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF EVERY HUMAN BEING HAD A "JAE KIM + JHK LAW GROUP IN THEIR LIFE. HE IS DEFENDING AND FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE UNFAIR AND DISHONEST BUSINESS PRACTICE OF MY PARTNER. HE IS TEACHING ME A VALUABLE LESSON EVER...YDAY ONE OF WHICH IS HOW TO CONTROL THE OUTCOME OF SITUATIONS PRESENTED TO US IN OUR DAILY LIVES..HE EXEMPLIFIES THE TRUE MEANING OF A LAWYER BY BEING AVAILABLE WHEN YOU NEED HIM. A.S LONG AS THE CLIENT DOES HIS PART BY BEING RELIABLE IN FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION, COMMUNICATING & PROVIDING INFORMATION, SUCCESS IS INEVITABLE WHEN JAE KIM IS ON YOUR YOUR SIDE. \\\\\\\\\\\\

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Work Experience

2006 - 2014

Principal, JHK LAW GROUP, APC

2003 - 2006

Principal, Jae Kim & Associates

2001 - 2002

Associate, Brett Pedersen & Associates

1998 - 2001

Loan Analyst, Wells Fargo Bank

Associations

2009 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association

State Bar of California

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Hardgraves v. Morales

settled

Tran v. Tran

won - trial

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Education

1997

University of San Francisco

JD - Juris Doctor

1989

Vassar College

BA

Languages

Korean

Spanish

Activity

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