Kim Kawahira obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Law & Society from the University of California, Santa Barbara.  Ms. Kawahira then earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern Law School, where she was a member of the Law Journal.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Kawahira was a claims examiner at Liberty Mutual and Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.  She has been a workers' compensation defense attorney for the last 12 years and spent the last 11 years at a large, statewide firm.  She previously worked as a city prosecutor as well

In her spare time she enjoys traveling and cooking.