Daniel Kim

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Costa Mesa, California

DK Law Injury, Accident, and More
Daniel Kim
DK Law Injury, Accident, and More
949-329-3110
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Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in California since: 2013

Education: Chapman University School of Law

Languages spoken: English, Korean, Spanish

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2026 Selected to Rising Stars: 2019 - 2023

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DK Law Injury, Accident, and More

611 Anton Blvd
Ste 1000
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Visit website

DK Law is a modern personal injury firm built on empathy, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to justice. Founded by managing partner Daniel Kim, our team has helped over 15,000 clients recover more than half a billion dollars in verdicts and settlements - earning a 99% success rate along the way. We represent people from all walks of life, treating every case with the urgency and respect it deserves. Whether handling car, truck, or motorcycle accidents, premises liability claims, or wrongful death matters, we fight as if each injury happened to someone we love. At the heart of our practice is the “All the Way” promise - our pledge to go the distance for every client, every time. Guided by our core values of honor, empathy, innovation, transparency, and inclusion, we’ve built a results-driven firm that puts people first. DK Law proudly serves clients across California.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2013, California

Professional Webpage: https://dklaw.com/attorneys/daniel-kim/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys NAOPIA TOP 10, 2025
  • The American Academy of Attorneys - Top 100 and 500 Million Dollar Club, 2025
  • Elite Lawyer Award, 2025
  • The National Trial Lawyers TOP 100, 2025
  • Best Attorneys of America, 2025
  • The National Trial Lawyers - Trucking Top 10, 2025
  • The National Trial Lawyers - Motor Vehicle Top 25, 2025
  • Better Business Bureau A+, 2025
  • Three Best Rated Business Excellence Award 2025, 2025
  • Three Best Rated 2025 - Anaheim, Costa Mesa, , 2025
  • Lawyers of Distinction 2025, 2025
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum / Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2025
  • American Bar Association, 2024
  • A+ Rating – Better Business Bureau, 2024
  • Lawyers of Distinction – Selected Member, 2024
  • American Academy of Attorneys Top 40 Under 40, 2023
  • Platinum (Highest) Client Champion Award – Martindale Hubbell, 2022
  • Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney Under Age 40 - American Institute of PI Attorneys, 2021
  • Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney in CA – National Academy of PI Attorneys, 2018
  • Lead Counsel Rated, 2018
  • Elite Lawyers of America – Selected Member, 2018
  • Top 10 Attorneys in CA for Personal Injury Law – Attorney and Practice Magazine, 2018
  • AV Preeminent Rating - Martindale Hubbell, 2018
  • Best Attorneys of America - Lifetime Charter Member
  • Clients’ Choice Award - Avvo
  • Perfect 10.0 ‘Superb’ Rating – Avvo
  • Board of Director, Orange County Korean American Bar Association (OCKABA), 2016
  • Member, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA), 2014
  • Member, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), 2014
  • Member, Orange County Bar Association (OCBA), 2014
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2013

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • Settlement: Auto vs. Commercial Truck - $915,000, 2019
  • Settlement - Auto vs. Auto - $950,000 , 2019
  • Settlement - Auto vs. Auto - $1,600,000  , 2019

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Special Licenses / Certifications

  • DRPA Certified Mediator - Chapman University, School of Law, Issued 2013, 2012

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Bethel Church of Irvine Always providing charity year after year since 2018., 2025

Honors

  • Daniel Kim has once again been selected as a lawyer of distinction., Selected Member, Lawyers of Distinction, 2025
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 is an invitation-only professional organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet precise qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers., Top 100 - Civil Plaintiff, The National Trial Lawyers, 2025
  • Top 25 motor vehicle accident injury representation., Motor Vehicle Top 25, The National Trial Lawyers, 2025
  • Top 10 advocacy for semi truck wreck injury cases., Trucking Top 10, The National Trial Lawyers, 2025
  • Top 100 verdicts, Top 100 Personal Injury Verdicts in California, TopVerdict.com, 2025
  • Daniel Kim has earned the Martindale Hubbell Platinum Client Champion Award, the highest client satisfaction award. Fewer than 1% of attorneys have achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s new award, recognizing only attorneys who excel at service declared strictly by clients. This recognition provides a comprehensive view of a lawyer’s abilities and services., Platinum (Highest) Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell, 2024
  • To assist potential new clients to find the Top 10 Attorney in their area, Attorneys are listed by region, area, or city for this State., American Institute of Legal Counsel, 10 Best 2024 Attorney Client Satisfaction, https://www.aiopia.org/2020-10-best-firms-california-southern-orange/, 2024
  • Best of the Best AttorneysLaw Practiced At A Higher StandardThis honor is reserved for those lawyers who exhibits excellence in their practice. Of the 1.3 million attorneys practicing in the United States less than .05% of Attorneys will receive this distinction. Selection to this list provides independent third-party validation of you as an attorney, your practice, and influences potential new client’s hiring decisions. New clients can be assured that they are hiring the absolute Best of the Best!, Best of the Best Attorneys Top 10, https://bestofthebestattorneys.org/best-attorneys/2024-best-attorneys/personal-injury/california/, 2024
  • Daniel Kim has been selected as one of the Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers for California by The Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, one of the nation’s premier invitation-only professional organization composed of and limited to the Top 25 attorneys from each state within the motor vehicle legal field. Criteria for membership include the highest reputation among legal peers, the judiciary and the public., Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyer, The Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, 2024
  • Top 10 Attorneys in CA for Personal Injury Law, Attorney and Practice Magazine, 2024
  • Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association - Top 25, The National Trial Lawyers, 2024
  • Year after year since 2018, the Nation's Top One Percent has been awarded to Daniel Kim., Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC), 2024
  • Daniel Kim has been a selected member since 2018., Lawyers of Distinction, Selected Member, 2024
  • Trucking Trial Lawyers Association - Top 10, The National Trial Lawyers, 2024
  • Local distinctions: Anaheim and Long Beach., Top 3 Personal injury lawyers, ThreeBest Rated, 2024
  • The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is one of the largest and most respected independent business review organizations in North America, and their A+ rating is a fantastic testament to a business’s success and longevity. The Law Offices of Daniel Kim has received the highest A+ rating from the BBB due to its stellar reputation in the community., A+ Rating, Better Business Bureau, 2024
  • Daniel Kim has been awarded with the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating, the golden standard for attorney ratings. An elite group of approximately 10% of all attorneys hold an AV Preeminent Rating, a designation trusted worldwide by buyers and referrers of legal services. It is the highest possible rating for both legal ability and ethical standards., AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2024
  • Daniel Kim has been invited to be a lifetime member of Rue Rating’s Best Attorneys of America, an attorney directory composed of the top 1% of attorneys in America. This attorney directory is one of the most celebrated and respected groups of legal counsels in the country. Memberships are extremely selective, carefully screened and limited to the most qualified and accomplished attorneys in the United States., Lifetime Charter Member, Best Attorneys of America, 2024
  • Best Lawyers, US News, Awarded - Best Law Firms, Best Law Firms 2023, US News, 2023
  • Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney Under Age 40, American Institute of PI Attorneys, 2023
  • AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell, 2022
  • Top 10 Law Firm - Personal Injury, Attorney and Practice Magazine, 2021
  • Daniel Kim has been selected as one of the Top 40 Trial Lawyers Under 40 for California by The National Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state in the nation who meet stringent qualifications as civil and/or criminal trial lawyers. Membership is extended solely to the select few of the most qualified attorneys who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and public profile., Top 40 Trial Lawyer Under 40 in California, The National Trial Lawyers, 2020
  • Clients’ Choice Award, Avvo
  • Daniel Kim has earned a lifetime appointment to the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum of the Top Trial Lawyers in America. Daniel Kim is now nationally recognized as a member of this highly esteemed organization, where few than 1% of civil attorneys are admitted.  , Lifetime Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2020
  • The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as the most prestigious group of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million-dollar verdicts and settlements. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members and now Daniel Kim has been selected for this prestigious award., Lifetime Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2020
  • Daniel Kim has maintained a 10.0 “Superb” Avvo rating for Personal Injury Attorneys from 2014-Present. Avvo is a national organization that comprehensively rates attorneys based on professional achievements and industry recognition, disciplinary history, background, and overall profile. This perfect score of 10 out of 10 is an exemplary indication of the high caliber of Daniel Kim’s skill, experience, results, peer evaluations, and client satisfaction., Perfect 10.0 'Superb' Rating, Avvo, 2020
  • Daniel Kim has earned for the 5th Consecutive Year the Avvo Clients’ Choice Award, a recognition bestowed upon select attorneys in each state and each field of practice that stand out from the rest. Candidates are evaluated by the strength of the relationships with clients, reviews by such clients, and recommendations to the general community for the provided legal services., Client's Choice Award (2014-Present), Avvo, 2020
  • Daniel Kim has been selected as one of the “10 Best” Personal Injury Attorneys in Southern California by AIOPIA based on receiving the highest client satisfaction for his impeccable services. This honor is given to less than 1% of personal injury attorneys., Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney in Southern CA, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2020
  • Daniel Kim has been named as one of the Top 10 Attorneys in CA for Personal Injury Law by Attorney and Practice Magazine. This invitation-only achievement is reserved for less than 1% of attorneys nationwide who have demonstrated the highest degree of excellence in their respective area of law. , Top 10 Attorney in CA for Personal Injury Law, Attorney and Practice Magazine, 2020
  • Daniel Kim has been recognized as a select member of the nationwide group Lawyers of Distinction, an honor bestowed upon the top 10% of attorneys operating in the US based on their experience, case results, and outstanding achievements., Selected Member, Lawyers of Distinction, 2020
  • Daniel Kim has been handpicked as one of the Top 3 Personal Injury Attorneys in California by Three Best Rated based on reputation, history, lack of complaints, ratings, satisfaction, trust, reviews, and general excellence., Top 3 Best Personal Injury Lawyers, Three Best Rated, 2020
  • Elite Lawyers of America is a prestigious organization limited to attorneys who have won verdicts or settlements that exceed $2 million. Only legal professionals who have earned the prestigious award are listed on the Elite Lawyers directory. Attorney Daniel Kim exemplifies these standards, and the Panel is proud to honor him as an Elite Lawyer., Selected Member, Elite Lawyers of America, 2020
  • Daniel Kim is a Lead Counsel Rated Attorney, which recognition assures consumers that Lead Verified Attorneys meet the strictest qualification standards to include professional experience, peer recommendations, and a spotless disciplinary record., Lead Counsel Rated, Lead Counsel, 2020
  • Daniel Kim has been selected as one of the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40 in Southern California by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, an honor given to less than 1% of personal injury attorneys. Such recognition is given to those attorneys who demonstrate an extraordinary amount of knowledge, skill, experience, expertise and success in their practice of Personal Injury., Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney Under Age 40 in Southern CA, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOIPIA), 2020
  • The American Academy of Attorneys has recently recognized Daniel Kim as one of top 40 premier trial attorneys under the age of 40 in the state of California. This is a distinction reserved for attorneys who have established themselves through their professionalism and excellence in service. Less than 1% of the 1.2 million attorneys currently practicing in the U.S. are selected to receive this important and prestigious designation., Top 40 Premier Trial Attorney Under Age 40, American Academy of Attorneys, 2020
  • Daniel Kim has been selected as one of the Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers for California by The Trucking Trial Lawyers Association, one of the nation’s premier invitation-only professional organization composed of and limited to the Top 10 attorneys from each state within the trucking legal field. Members of this prestigious group exemplify superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence and performance in their area of specialty., Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyer, The Trucking Trial Lawyers Association, 2020
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
  • Platinum (Highest) Client Champion Award, Martindale Hubbell, 2018
  • Daniel Kim served in the US Army JAG Corps for 6 years and was stationed in combat zones all over the world to include Bagdad, Iraq and near the 38th Parallel that divides South and North Korea. For his heroism and meritorious achievement, he was awarded twice with the Army Commendation Medal. As a decorated war veteran, he was also previously recognized as one of top JAG members in Asia Pacific. He gained the highest reputation among his peers of his battalion and brigade., Army Commendation Medal Recipient, JAG Corps (US Army), 2010

Educational Background

  • University of Maryland, B.S., Honors: Cum Laude (Top 10%), 2007

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Article on how Daniel Kim has dedicated his life’s work to the establishment of the most exceptional personal injury law firm in California., Managing Partner, Car Accident Lawyer Daniel Kim Puts Clients at the Center of His Practice, Orange Coast Magazine, 2023
  • Attorney Daniel Kim of The Law Offices of Daniel Kim in Costa Mesa is "Constantly Evolving."Offering how Daniel has led the firm to thrive through COVID-19 and beyond. , Managing Partner, Attorney of the Month Daniel Kim, Attorney Journals, 2022
  • DK Law, Orange County is led by Daniel with his military training, brings peace of mind to legal clients. , Managing Partner, Attorney of the Month Daniel Kim, Attorney Journals, 2018

Other Outstanding Achievements

  • CAALA - Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles - 2014-Present
  • OCKABA - Orange County Korean American Association 
  • OCTLA Orange County Trial Lawyers Association 

Office location for Daniel Kim

611 Anton Blvd
Ste 1000
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Phone: 949-329-3110

Selections

1 Year Super Lawyers
5 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2026
  • Rising Stars: 2019 - 2023

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