Ajoo Kim

Ajoo Kim is an associate attorney with Haynes Novick Kohn Immigration in Washington, DC. She focuses on removal defense, federal litigation, and business and family immigration matters. Her practice includes representing individuals before immigration agencies and courts and addressing complex issues that can affect lawful status, admissibility, and protection claims. She joined the firm in 2026 after developing experience in immigration, public international law, and judicial work.

Kim earned a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 2017 and a B.A. from Sweet Briar College in 2013, graduating magna cum laude. Her legal education prepared her for work that crosses administrative, appellate, and international legal systems. She is admitted in Maryland and the District of Columbia and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Before joining the firm, Kim represented clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Asylum Office, immigration courts, and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Her federal litigation experience includes petitions for review, habeas corpus petitions, and writs of mandamus. Earlier, she worked in public international law and international investment law and served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Dennis M. Robinson, Jr. of the Baltimore County Circuit Court.

Ajoo Kim brings a broad procedural perspective to immigration matters that may involve agency practice, removal proceedings, or federal court review. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Korean-American Bar Association of Washington, DC. Kim also speaks Korean, which can support communication with clients and families navigating immigration matters involving detailed documentation, changing procedures, and significant personal consequences.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Haynes Novick Kohn Immigration
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, Korean-American Bar Association of Washington, DC

Licensed State

• Maryland
• District of Columbia

Education

• The George Washington University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Sweet Briar College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Magna Cum Laude

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