Counsel
Kimya Behbahani Thomas
Kimya Behbahani Thomas is Counsel in PK Law’s Medical Malpractice Defense Group where she focuses her practice on the defense of individual health care providers and the defense of health care institutions.
Previously she was an associate at the firm where her primary areas of practice were liability defense, commercial litigation, insurance law, and estate litigation representing individual and corporate clients in trials and dispositive hearings in court (state and federal), before administrative and regulatory agencies, and in alternate dispute resolutions settings.
Prior to her return to PK Law, Ms. Thomas was a legal consultant where she advised clients on matters regarding corporate formation, governance and compliance. She counseled business organizations in mergers and acquisitions and prepared contract proposals on behalf of corporate clients pursing commercial and federal business.
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 2009
- Old Dominion University, Bachelor of Science, Political Science, 2006
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Publications and Presentations
- Co-Author/Co-Presenter: “Coverage and Liability Issues in Maryland,” AAA Mid-Atlantic, Lester, PA, June 2012
- Presenter: “10 Tips for Dealing with Non-English-Speaking Witnesses, ” Harmonie Group. July 2011
- Co-Author/Co-Presenter: “False Swearing,” Harford Mutual Insurance Company, Bel Air, MD, May 2011
- Contributor: “Common Litigation Issues in Probate,” National Business Institute, September 2010
- Recurring Guest Host: “Planning Perspectives,” WCBM 680 AM, Baltimore, MD
Additional Information
- Maryland Super Lawyers, 2012-2013, Rising Star, Civil Litigation Defense
- Maryland Super Lawyers, 2014, Rising Star, Estate and Trust Litigation
