Roy Donghee Kim

P.Eng. 한국어
Associate Lawyer

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604-901-6353

EMAIL

rkim@ataclaw.ca

LANGUAGES

English, Korean

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“We had a case which the original landlord and the tenant schemes us into something on the court. I asked 3 lawyers about it, 2 other lawyers didn’t think there is a chance to win. But Roy from had the patience to listen to my details and point out a very critical point which lead to victory in the end. I really really appreciate your help. You are making a positive difference in the society. My best respect and appreciation for Roy and the ATAC LAW team. In the future if my friends, family, coworkers, customers ever get into trouble I will not hesitate and introduce your name to them.”

Jihee Hamaguchi

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Roy Donghee Kim is a trial lawyer at ATAC Law. Prior to joining ATAC Law, he worked at a boutique civil litigation law firm and at a community legal clinic, both located in Victoria, BC.

Roy is also a professional engineer (P.Eng.) in British Columbia. He has 10 years of industry experience in designing complex Engineer-to-Order (ETO) products in the areas of mechanical-electrical engineering, steel construction, and naval architecture. Prior to his career in law, he worked as an engineer in South Korea, United States, and Canada. He was an engineering manager at a multinational, global Fortune 500 company in the United States.

Roy focuses on civil litigation and criminal defence. He uses his engineering expertise to resolve disputes involving complex engineering subject matters.

Roy is bilingual in English and Korean. 

Professional Involvement
  • Student counsel at The Law Centre (focusing on criminal law), University of Victoria
  • Student clinician at Business Law Clinic, University of Victoria
  • Student clinician at Environmental Law Clinic, University of Victoria
  • Student clinician at Immigration Law Clinic, Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Center Society
  • Barrister and Solicitor, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Professional Engineer of British Columbia
  • Professional Engineer of Ontario (past)
  • Member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) (past)
  • Member of the IEEE Transformer Committee (past)
  • Juris Doctor at University of Victoria
  • Master of Engineering Leadership in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at The University of British Columbia
  • Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics Option) at University of Toronto

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Successfully defended our individual client criminally charged with assault resulting in a stay of proceedings.

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Successfully defended a person criminally charged with assault resulting in a stay of proceedings.

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Successfully defended an individual client criminally charged with assault, resulting in an absolute discharge: R v LAQ, 2021 BCPC 288 and Successfully defended another individual client criminally charged with assault, resulting in a stay of proceedings.

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Successfully defended our individual client criminally charged with assault resulting in an absolute discharge: R v LAQ, 2021 BCPC 288.

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Acted for our construction manager client in a successful Supreme Court of British Columbia trial against the defendant owner for damages resulting from contractual disputes over CCDC 5A contract [Construction Management Contract for Services developed by the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC)]: JM Bay Properties Inc v Tung Cheng Yuen Buddhist Association, 2022 BCSC 81.

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Successfully defended our trade contractor client in a Supreme Court of British Columbia hearing against the general contractor’s claim to cancel our client’s builder’s lien resulting in a settlement in favour of our client.

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Successfully defended our engineer client in a successful Provincial Court of British Columbia trial against the plaintiff owner’s negligence and breach of contract claims.

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Successfully defended our businessperson client in a Supreme Court of British Columbia trial involving breach of non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements with the plaintiff business.

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