Law Office of Jin Jack Shim

After almost two years of living in a rent-​controlled one-​bedroom apartment in Laurel Heights, I received an email from my landlord stating that he needed to move into my apartment and that I needed to vacate in 60 days. I panicked. There was absolutely no way that I could afford to live anywhere in San Francisco with the exponential rent increase. I talked to Jin Shim, and he suspected my landlord may be lying to me (saying that he needed to move into my place) and was attempting to do an owner-​move-​in eviction to get me out and raise the rent of my apartment to market value. I naively believed my landlord was telling the truth until I spoke with Jin.
Jin advised me on the San Francisco Rent Code and what I, as a tenant, was entitled to if there was a proper and legal owner-​move-​in eviction. He drafted a letter listing my rights and my landlord’s obligations to me. One month after sending the letter, oh! my landlord suddenly did not need to move into my apartment any longer. I had no idea what the protections were for tenants in San Francisco until I received counseling from Jin. I lived in that apartment for another two years under rent control, all thanks to Mr. Shim. I highly recommend him for his knowledge, counsel and professionalism.

Jin helped me with a car accident that I had in 2015, after repeated requests to get my medical bills… which were all rejected, I finally decided to get a lawyer. I am so glad that I went with his office.
Not only was he able to get ALL my medical bills, lost wages at work, out of pocket costs, he was able to get me a huge return on my pain and suffering. I was very very happy with what I was able to get back.
On top of all that… he’s just a cool and honest lawyer! We both surf too!

I was referred by a family member who said Jin is a great lawyer. He knows his stuff, has great rates, and is friendly and funny. All these characteristics turned out to be true. The law can be confusing at times to one that doesn’t specialize in the field. One of the things I enjoyed most was that he was always happy and willing to answer questions (explains in laymen’s) and is always easily accessible. Jin was diligent in getting the situation settled and I was sincerely appreciative, as the outcome was in my favor. Thank you Jin for all your help and hard work.
AJ

I don’t usually do Unilocal reviews but Mr. J. Shim is very good at what he does. He is a great listener and actually cared about my best interests. He can be very direct yet gives different options and opinions that will lead to best outcome. I won’t talk about my case on the internet but don’t waste your time looking else where. I’m just glad that I got to work with Mr. J. Shim and will definitely go back again.

Fire broke out and I was left with nothing when I was living in San Francisco. When all hope was lost I received a call from Jin saying I had right and that he would fight for me and the Tenants. In the end Jin came through he fought and I received a nice check for the items I lost.
Even now when I need Legal advice he has been more then happy to assist me. I highly recomemd Jin for any Legal Services.

Wow, I am surprised there have been no reviews here. So I am happy to be the first. I was referred to Jin by a friend. My business (SMB) had a lease with a commercial property. Well fun things started spewing from the building owners, and I say this with much sarcasm. Long story short, owner/​landlord were trying to pull some unethical practices and thought they could just get away with it since I am a small business. Well I contacted Jin and he thoroughly discussed my case, even though it was far from a multi-​thousand dollar case for him… let me really stress the FAR. Even though I assumed my case was on the bottom rung of his priorities, he did get back to me in a couple of days after I submitted the requested items and we handled business.
Now I hope I can grow my business and get in a larger lease dispute that will be multi-​thousands just so I can pay it back to Jin.