Kimberly Wong
Attorney
20 Haight Street888-504-0157 phone
San Francisco, CA 94102415-771-5845 fax

Bio

Kimberly Wong is an experienced litigator of complex catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases involving industrial accidents, defective products, construction accidents, dangerous property, automobile accidents, and dangerous roadways. She represents individuals who have suffered spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, loss of limb, and other serious and life-changing injuries. During the past decade, Ms. Wong has devoted her practice to representing injured clients and their families with compassion and tenacity to obtain favorable results. The Recorder's annual report of "California's Million-Dollar Settlements" have featured several settlements that Ms. Wong has obtained on behalf of her clients.
Ms. Wong has been selected by her peers to the Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star list each year from 2012 to 2017 and to the Northern California Super Lawyers list in 2018. Ms. Wong is a frequent lecturer and author of published articles on various topics related to personal injury litigation, including third-party liability claims arising from workplace accidents.
A native San Franciscan, Ms. Wong is an avid fan of the San Francisco Giants. / EDUCATION
  • Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California
  • J.D. – 2007
  • Honors: Honors Lawyering program
  • Honors: Moot Court Board
  • Honors: Awards for excellence in Pretrial Civil Litigation, Property I, Writing and Research I and II
  • Tufts University
  • B.A. magna cum laude - 2004
  • Major: Psychology
BAR ADMISSIONS
•California, 2007
•U.S. District Court Northern District of California
•U.S. District Court Eastern District of California

AREAS OF PRACTICE

•Construction Accidents

•Workplace Injuries

•Personal Injury Accidents

•Dangerous Property

•Defective Products

Publications

  • Managing Workers’ Compensation Liens in Third Party Actions, Plaintiff Magazine, July 2018
  • Making the Case for Case Development Plans, Plaintiff Magazine, August 2017
  • A Primer on Premises Liability, California Lawyer, March 9, 2017
  • Property Owners Should Know Duties to Reduce Premises Liability Exposure, January 19, 2017
  • Discovery Can Be Key to PI/Workers’ Compensation “Crossover” Cases, October 1, 2016
  • Construction Site Injuries: Strategies to Defeat the Privette Defense, October 1, 2015
  • The 5 Exceptions to the Workers’ Compensation Exclusive Remedy Rule that Every Personal Injury Attorney Should Know, October 10, 2014
  • Debunking Myths About Plaintiff Attorneys and the Practice of Personal Injury Law, November 23, 2013
  • Looking Beyond the Driver’s Seat to Find Liability in Motor Vehicle Accident Cases, October 01, 2013
  • The Liability of a Parent Company to a Subsidiary of an Injured Worker, October 01, 2012
  • Protecting Employees Working Abroad for Federal Government Contractors, June 01, 2011
  • Staffing Agency Employees Injured on the Job: A Double-Edged Sword, July 01, 2010

Speaking Engagements

  • The Path Around Privette, Speaker, CAOC Convention – November 2018
  • CAOC Don Galine Travel Seminar, “Navigating Roadway Design Cases,” Speaker, November 2018
  • Know Your Value, Speaker, California Women Trial Skills Conference – September 2018
  • ABOTA Trial College, Fellow - June 2018
  • Getting Ahead in Litigation through Informal Discovery, Speaker, SFTLA – June 2018
  • Beyond the Driver, Speaker, SFTLA – May 2018
  • Avoiding the Exclusivity of the Exclusive Remedy Rule, Speaker, CAOC – November 2017
  • Taking Control Over Claims of Negligent Exercise of Retained Control, Speaker, CAOC – March 2017
  • Exercising Control over the Privette Defense, Speaker - November 2016
  • CAOC, “Nuts and Bolts for Preparing Construction Site Injury Cases for Trial,” Speaker, November 2016
  • CAOC, “Exercising Control over the Privette Defense,” Speaker, November 2016
  • Small Property Owners Institute, “Premises Liability,” Guest Speaker, September 2016
  • 35th Annual State Bar of California Real Property Law Section Retreat, “Premises Liability: Avoiding Traps for the Unwary,” Speaker, May 2016
  • SFTLA Ski and CLE, “Taking the Road Less Traveled – Tips for Litigation and Trial,” Speaker, January 2016
  • BASF, “The Frontier of Ethics, Social Media and Marketing,” Speaker, September 2015
  • SFTLA, Social Media Ethics, Speaker, January 2015
  • SFTLA New Lawyers Division, “Unlicensed Contractors,” Speaker, January 2015
  • CAOC Hawaii Travel Seminar, “Turning Contractors into Employees” Speaker, December 2014
  • SFTLA, “Litigating Trucking Cases” Speaker and Moderator, July 2014
  • Asian American Bar Association’s Legally Asian, “Perspective from a Plaintiff’s Attorney” Speaker, February 2014
  • Golden Gate University School of Law, “Advanced Legal Research” Speaker, February 2014
  • SFTLA New Lawyers Division Ski and CLE, California, “Exceptions to Workers’ Compensation Exclusive Remedy” Speaker, February 2014

Honors and Awards

  • Selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers List, 2018 – Top 5% in California
  • Rated AV-Preeminent for Ethical Standards & Ability, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List, 2012-2017 – Top 2.5% under age 40 as voted by peers
  • Selected to the Top Northern California Female Lawyers (Super Lawyers), 2012-2018
  • Avvo Superb Rating 10.0
  • Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
  • Outstanding Volunteer Award, Bar Association of San Francisco, Volunteer Legal Services Program, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Association for Justice, Member
  • Asian American Bar Association, Judiciary Committee
  • Bar Association of San Francisco, Member – Lawyer Referral and Information Service
  • Consumer Attorneys of California, 2018 Chair of Diversity Committee, Board of Directors Executive Committee
  • New Leaders Council, Fellow
  • Queen’s Bench Bar Association, Board of Directors, Co-Chair – Mentorship Committee
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member

Professional Experience

  • Law Office of Bemis & Associates, Attorney
  • Honorable Donald Sullivan in San Francisco Superior Court, Judicial Extern
  • Honorable Bernard Zimmerman in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Judicial Extern

Pro Bono Activities

  • Bar Association of San Francisco, Volunteer Legal Services Program, Volunteer
  • Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Client Advocate
  • Women’s Employment Rights Clinic, Client Advocate
  • Food From the Bar, San Francisco and Marin Food Banks, Volunteer

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