Eleazer Kim, Esq.
California Lemon Law Trial Lawyer | Managing Partner
Eleazar Kim, Esq.
Eleazar Kim is the founder and managing partner of My Lemon Lawyer Group LLP, the largest and fastest growing lemon law focused civil litigation firm in California. He is an experienced trial attorney in both federal and state courts prosecuting cases involving complex tort litigation, product defects, breach of warranty, and consumer fraud lawsuits, with a focus on representing consumers in Song-Beverly, Magnuson-Moss, and fraud actions against automobile manufacturers. Eleazar has helped secure millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements and takes an active role in representing thousands of clients across mass tort proceedings such as:
- In Re Ford Motor Co. DPS6 Powershift Transmission Products Liability Litigation, Multi-District Litigation (MDL) No. 2814;
- Ford Motor Warranty Cases, Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding (JCCP) No. 4856 and 4924;
- Nissan North America Warranty Cases, JCCP No. 5059.
As trial counsel, Eleazar has won all his trials and secured jury verdicts in favor of plaintiffs in federal and state trials and has helped thousands of clients achieve maximum recovery through strategic litigation. Eleazar enjoys taking depositions and is dedicated to protecting and enforcing the rights of his clients.
Eleazar is also a faculty law professor and teaches Torts and Products Liability Litigation to law students both in their first year and final year of law school. He enjoys engaging with students on traditional and progressive legal issues and challenging the young minds of the next generation of attorneys entering the legal field.
Prior to joining DTLA Law Group, Eleazar was a partner at another litigation firm where he championed the rights of consumers for several years. In his career, Eleazar has acted as counsel for government and public entities where he successfully defended against a wide range of lawsuits. As general and litigation counsel for corporations he litigated cases involving commercial transactions, patenting, and licensing. Eleazar has also represented clients in business and employment litigation.
While in law school, Eleazar served as a senior certified law clerk at the Major Crimes Division of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and assisted on high-profile murder trials. In the Preliminary Hearings Unit, he completed a record volume of preliminary hearings for crimes involving firearms and narcotics in which all criminal defendants were held-to-answer.
EDUCATION
- University of West Los Angeles School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2013
- University of International Business and Economics (Beijing), 2008
- Hanyang University (Seoul), Bachelor of Arts, 2006
COURT ADMISSIONS
- California State Bar
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2020-2024 Rising Star – Super Lawyers
- 2023-2024 Litigator Award – American Institute of Trial Lawyers
- 2023-2024 Excellence in Practice – Lawyers of Distinction
CASES
- 2022 Mercedes G550 – Engine Defect: $310,000
- 2022 Ford F-150 – Brake Defect: $238,000
- 2022 Mercedes-Benz SL63 – Engine Defect: $309,000