Joshua M. Kimura - Irvine, CA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Chapman University School of Law, Orange, California, 2009
    J.D.
    Law Review: Chapman Law Review

• Non Legal Education

  • University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Languages

• English

• Japanese

Pro Bono Activities

• Orange County Football Officials Association, Member

Representative Cases

• Jane Doe v. National Auto Dealership ($4,000,000.00 Confidential Settlement) Mr. Kimura was able to help resolve a premises liability case against a national auto dealership for $4,000,000.00 at the courthouse steps.
• Jane Doe v. Homeowners Association ($750,000.00 Confidential Settlement) Mr. Kimura represented an 86-year-old woman who suffered a fractured hip due to the negligence of a Homeowners Association. Pre-litigation offer from the insurance carrier was $0.
• John Doe v. Homeowner ($300,000.00 Confidential Settlement) Mr. Kimura represented a minor who had suffered extensive injuries due to a vicious attack by a pit bull.
• Maldonado v. Hazlehurst ($205,000.00 Settlement) Mr. Kimura represented a plaintiff who had suffered a fractured ankle in an auto accident after the defendant ran a red light.
• Baratto v. John Doe ($235,000.00 Confidential Settlement) Mr. Kimura represented a fifty-year old male who had been injured by a wrongful third party in an assault outside a movie theater.

Published Works

Articles

• The Return of The Natural: How The Federal Government Can Ensure That Roy Hobbs Outlasts Barry Bonds in Major League Baseball, 16 SPORTS LAWYERS JOURNAL 111 (2009)
  

Bar Admissions

• California, 2009
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2009

Other Affiliations

• Orange County Bar Association – Pro Bono Committee (2018)
• Orange County – Japanese American Bar Association (2018)
• Orange County Asian American Bar Association (Board of Directors 2012 – 2015)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Pi Kappa Alpha