About John
Licenses
Licensed in Washington for 30 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2014
Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation
2013
Super Lawyer - Top 100 in Washington, Super Lawyers
2013
Future Star, Benchmark Litigation
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer - Top 100 in Washington, Super Lawyers
2010
Top Lawyer, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2008
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2007
Community Leadership Award, Korean American Bar Association of Washington
2007
Super Lawyer - Top 100 in Washington, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2007
Top Lawyer, Washington CEO Magazine
2006
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2006
League of Justice, Washington CEO Magazine
2005
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2005
40 Under 40, Puget Sound Business Journal
2004
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2003
Rising Star, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
N/A
AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
N/A
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
N/A
Top Attorney in Corporate Litigation, Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition
N/A
Top Attorney in Employment and Labor, Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition
Work Experience
2014 - Present
Judge, King County Superior Court
2006 - 2013
Member, Summit Law Group
2005 - 2006
Partner, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP (now K&L Gates)
1995 - 2005
Partner/Associate, Mundt MacGregor L.L.P.
1994 - 1995
Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Eugene A. Wright, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
1994
JD - Juris Doctor
1991
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Publications
1994
Languages
Korean