kbrightwell@reevesbrightwell.com
512.334.4502   |   512.334.4492 (fax)

One of the founding named partners of Reeves & Brightwell, Kim was previously a partner in the litigation section of Vinson & Elkins, LLP.   Kim's practice focuses on business and commercial litigation in both state and federal court.  Since being licensed in 1982, Kim has been lead trial counsel on large complex commercial litigation matters in both state and federal courts and has handled appellate matters in both the state and federal systems.

Representative Matters

• Represents major computer manufacturer in numerous class action proceedings involving allegations of product defects, unfair pricing practices, and missrepresentation
• Represents major semi-conductor manufacturer in breach of contract/breach of fiduciary duty litigation
• Successfully enforced arbitration provisions in consumer contracts in multi-state class action suits across the country
• Obtained dismissal of plaintiff's complaint in multi-million dollar claim against client by one of its resellers in Alaska federal court
• Successfully represented major semiconductor manufacturer in pursuing multi-million dollar claims of damages and lost profits
• Represented national real estate brokerage company in disputes over claimed breach of franchise agreements
• Represented national technology company in pursuing multi-million dollar claims of damages and lost profits caused by defective products that interrupted production
• Represented corporate officers and shareholders in litigation with other owners of a start-up telecommunications company
• Defended a multi-million dollar, multi-plaintiff, sexual harassment action brought in state court against a national cosmetics company

The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with high honors, 1982 (Texas Law Review; Chancellors; Order of the Coif)

Admitted to practice:
Texas, 1982; Texas Supreme Court; Federal District Courts for the Western and Northern Districts of Texas; Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits