Bio
For over twenty years, Kim has consistently provided sound legal guidance to her clients through trusted and honest representation. Kim enjoys working with clients to reach an amicable resolution of their family law matters when possible, yet vigorously advocates for them when litigation becomes necessary.
Kim served as clerk to the Honorable Jane Marum Roush (ret.) of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia. She then worked at a family law firm in Fairfax for several years and served as an adjunct professor at George Mason University School of Law. In 2006, Kim moved with her family to Tennessee, where she continued practicing family law and developed a practice in estate planning for clients with smaller estates.
In 2013, Kim returned to Northern Virginia, where she has continued working with clients to address their family law and estate planning needs. She helps educate her colleagues through her numerous articles, legal seminar outlines, and presentations, and she enjoys volunteering with Wills on Wheels, assisting low-income, elderly residents with their estate planning documents.
- Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Wills on Wheels Program
- Fairfax Bar Association’s Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year 2019
- Virginia, 1999
- US District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 2020
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, Estate Planning Certificate, 2024
- George Mason University School of Law, J.D., Arlington, Virginia
- Law Journal: George Mason Law Review, Editorial Board Member
- Moot Court: Best Brief, First Year Moot Court Competition
- Florida State University, M.S. Tallahassee, Florida
- University of Alabama, B.A. magna cum laude, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Tier 1 firm in Washington, DC for Family Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2021, 2023-2025
- Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Family Law, since 2024
- Northern Virginia Magazine Top Lawyers Divorce and Family Law, since 2022
- Super Lawyers, Virginia, since 2017
- Super Lawyers, Washington DC, since 2017
- Fairfax Bar Association President’s Award, 2019
- Fairfax Bar Association’s Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year 2019
- Virginia State Bar
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Virginia Women Attorneys Association
- Fairfax Bar Association
- Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee, 2015 – 2017
- Annual Convention Subcommittee, 2018
- Fairfax Law Foundation, Firm Fellow
- Alexandria Bar Association
- Pregnancy, Divorce and Relocation: Does the UCCJEA Permit Forum Shopping? The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2015
- The Short “I Do”: Divorce in Marriages of Brief Duration, Virginia Lawyer (VSB), Feb. 2001 (co-author)
- Done with Divorce: Next Steps to Financial Independence, Second Saturday Divorce Workshop webinar, October 2020
- Annual Case Law Update, VTLA Annual Family Law Seminar, 2007-10, 2014-19
- Handling Your Money Ethically, Virginia CLE (cosponsored with the Family Law Section of the VSB), 37th Annual Family Law Seminar, 2018
- Equitable Distribution, Virginia CLE (cosponsored with the FLS of the VSB), 35th Annual Family Law Seminar, 2016
- Cybersecurity, Social Media, & Email: What Are My Ethical Duties, Fairfax Bar Association, 2016
- Cybersecurity, Social Media, & Email: What Are My Ethical Duties, GMU School of Law Alumni Association, 2016
- Equitable Distribution in Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Marriages, ALPS Family Law Seminar, 2015
- Family Law Dilemmas, VSB (cosponsored with the FLS of the VSB), 29th Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar, 2013
- Attorney’s Fees: Getting Them for Your Client and Yourself, VSB, Annual Convention, 2007
- Ethical Issues of Electronic Surveillance, Virginia Bar Association>, Advanced Family Law Seminar, 2005
- Thorny Issues in ED Cases, Virginia CLE (cosponsored with the FLS of the VSB), 21st Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar, 2005
- Successful Strategies for Getting the Kids, Virginia CLE (cosponsored with the FLS of the VSB), 2004
- Tape Recording, Eavesdropping, Privacy, Computers, and Ethical Headaches, VTLA, Family Law Seminar, 2004
- Professionalism Issues in Discovery, VSB (cosponsored with the FLS of the VSB), Advanced Family Law Seminar, 2003
- Ethical Issues Facing the Family Lawyer, VTLA, Annual Family Law Seminar, 2003