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Dallas TX 75202
TEL: (214) 749-4262
FAX: (214) 760-8994
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Practice Areas
- Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability
- Commercial Litigation
- General Liability Coverage and Defense
- Insurance
- Property Insurance
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Court: Texas
- U.S. District Courts: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
Education
- SMU Dedman School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2017
- Managing Editor, Law and Business Review of the Americas
- National Order of Barristers
- Pro Bono Honor Roll
- Southern Methodist University, B.B.A., B.A., 2013
Hanna Kim
Hanna is a senior associate in the firm’s Dallas office, where she focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes, and bad faith litigation. Hanna represents some of the world's largest insurance companies in all aspects of commercial disputes, from providing analysis to clients on coverage issues to representing clients in federal and state courts across the country. Hanna has extensive experience with all levels of litigation and dispute resolution, including discovery, fact and expert depositions, motion practice, oral argument, appraisal, mediation and trial.
Prior to joining Zelle, Hanna clerked for the Honorable Hal R. Ray, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Hanna is an active member of the Dallas-Fort Worth legal community and serves on the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Representative Matters
Litigated matter of first impression before the Delaware Supreme Court involving a COVID-19 property damage and business interruption claim resulting in dismissal of lawsuit with prejudice. (See APX Operating Company, LLC v. HDI Global Insurance Company (DE 2022)).
Obtained favorable summary judgment ruling arising from alleged damage resulting from Hurricane Harvey based on insufficiency of expert opinion and legal doctrine of concurrent causation.
Currently involved in defending multiple property insurance carriers in ongoing litigation with various Tribal Nations who brought claims for lost income at casino enterprises related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Currently represents clients in commercial hail and wind claims involving bad faith allegations in Texas and Oklahoma.
Articles & Presentations
"Timing is Key for Texas Insurers Accepting Agents' Liability," Texas Law360, April 16, 2019, co-author
Professional Affiliations
- Dallas Asian American Bar Association – Director
- The Podium (Non-Profit Organization dedicated to empowering Asian women lawyers in DFW) – Founding Member
- Dallas Bar Association – Served on the DBA Equity and Professional Pipeline Subcommittee, 2021
- Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition – Coach for SMU Dedman School of Law
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Noteworthy
Received a Fulbright Scholarship to work in Daegu, South Korea in 2013
Recognized as “One to Watch” by the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers in 2021
Selected as Outstanding Member Award by the Dallas Asian American Bar Association in 2019
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2023
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers: Texas Rising Stars, 2023
Named “Best Lawyer Under 40” by Asian Pacific Interest Section (APIS) State Bar of Texas, 2023
