Kim is a Principal with Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip and began his legal career in 1993 after practicing pharmacy for approximately 15 years. He represents business in the defense of products liability and toxic tort litigation and defends pharmacists, physicians and other health care providers against malpractice claims. He has considerable experience handling complex litigation, managing science and medical issues, experts and related components of national litigation as well as the preparation of Daubert challenges to plaintiff experts.
Kim has successfully tried a number of cases to jury or directed verdict. Kim also represents physicians, pharmacists and pharmacies in business “start-up” activities including: buy-sell transactions, contracts, licensing agreements and other legal issues that arise for healthcare providers. Kim is routinely involved in health care related regulatory matters including compliance audits, licensing, and health care law issues.
Prior to his legal career, Kim practiced pharmacy in hospital, chain, and community pharmacy settings. Before leaving to practice law, he was a Director of Pharmacy in a hospital setting. Kim is active in and has held executive board and officer positions in a number of pharmacy organizations, including the American Society for Pharmacy Law (ASPL) and the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA). He is also a member in the Michigan Society of Healthcare Risk Management (MSHRM) and the Negligence Section of the State Bar of Michigan.