Lisa Hudson Kim
Biography
Lisa is a Member in the firm’s Virginia Beach office and a member of the Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights and Business Restructuring; Lender Representation; Consumer Finance; Family Law; and Real Estate Claims & Title Insurance Solutions practice groups, as well as the Credit Union Team. She served as law clerk to The Honorable Douglas O. Tice, Jr., Chief Judge (Retired) of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division. Her bankruptcy experience covers mega commercial bankruptcies representing landlords, employees, pension holders, and creditors, as well as consumer cases representing mortgage servicers, lenders, dealerships, finance companies, and investors.
Lisa has twenty-four years of litigation experience, including before the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Supreme Court of Virginia, and United States Supreme Court. She is an AV® Preeminent-rated litigator by Martindale-Hubbell. Her legal background spans bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, including adversary proceedings, collections, consumer and commercial litigation, real estate, title insurance, professional liability defense, and civil litigation. Among recent appellate wins, she successfully prosecuted her first writ of certiorari before the Virginia Supreme Court’s writ panel and had it granted in a title matter. She also prevailed in defending the appeal of a foreclosure and eviction challenge before the United States Supreme Court. While understanding that not every case is meant to see the courtroom, she has significant experience utilizing mediation and judicial settlement conferences. Lisa is licensed in Virginia and North Carolina and is proficient in Spanish.
Industries
Recognition & Honors
- AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
- Virginia Super Lawyers (Litigation), 2008, 2009, 2013
- Law Clerk to the late The Honorable Douglas O. Tice, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Va. (Richmond Div.), 2000-2001
- University of Richmond Law Review
- Published Case Note, University of Richmond Law Review, May 1999
- Editor-in-Chief, University of Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
- Order of Barristers
- T.C. Williams Scholarship Award
- Moot Court Board
- Carrico Moot Court Tournament Champion, University of Richmond
Associations
- Virginia State Bar
- Virginia Bar Association
- Virginia Beach Bar Association
- Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association
- North Carolina State Bar
- North Carolina Bar Association
- American Inn of Court, James Kent Chapter, Norfolk, Virginia
- Foundry United Methodist Church; Board of Trustees, Nominating Committee, Media/Publicity Committee, Liturgist, Small Group Leader, Sunday School Teacher
- Chi Omega Fraternity
Court Admissions
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- United States District Court, Western District of Virginia
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- United States Supreme Court
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
- College of William & Mary; B.B.A., 1995
- University of Richmond School of Law; J.D., 2000
Press & Publications
- Brandon S. Allred and Lisa Hudson Kim Elected Members at Kaufman & Canoles
- Best Practices For Addressing And Resolving Member Complaints
- Will You Be Ready When NCUA’s Cyber Reporting Rule Takes Effect Sept. 1?
- Credit Union Marketing And Advertising: An All-New Challenge In Today’s World
- Credit Union Client Alert – Year-End Housekeeping for Credit Unions – Is Your “House” in Order?
- Consumer Finance Client Alert – November 2022
- Credit Union Client Alert – Compliance Considerations When Making Loan Decisions Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
- Credit Union Alert – October 2022
- Title Insurance Client Alert – Strict Construction of Instruments of Conveyance for Easements, Wavell v. Lengel
- Title Insurance Client Alert – CFPB’s Plans to Prevent Fall 2021 Foreclosure Tsunami with Mortgage Servicing Changes
- Consumer Finance Client Alert – Borrowers Warned in Foreclosure Challenges to “Show Me the Money,” Alleging Reinstatement Capacity or Risk Suit Dismissal and Inability to Set Foreclosure Aside
- Title Insurance Client Alert – Recent U.S. District Court of Virginia, Western Division Case Regarding in rem Rights Under a Deed of Trust By a Lender
- Facing COVID-19 Head On: Inventory and Analyze Insurance Coverage and Relief Solutions Upfront
- Lisa Hudson Kim Joins Kaufman & Canoles