B.J. Kang Law, PC is composed of a group of business-minded attorneys and professionals with interdisciplinary expertise in international and domestic business, healthcare, immigration, and tax law. ​The B.J. Kang Law team includes uniquely qualified attorneys, Certified Public Accountants, and Enrolled Agents. 

Our attorneys are licensed to practice in California, New York, Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts. 
Byoung Jo Kang (강병조)
Byoung Jo Kang (강병조) is a business lawyer with expertise in U.S. income tax.  Mr. Kang often represents domestic business entities, international businesses, U.S. taxpayers abroad, and foreign taxpayers in the United States.  Mr. Kang regularly advises high-net-worth U.S. and foreign individuals, families, multinational companies, as well as nonprofits, in connection with U.S. income tax issues.  Mr. Kang frequently represents both domestic and foreign biotech, life sciences, and healthcare companies.  Mr. Kang assists these entities with a wide variety of issues, primarily including formation to financing; federal and state regulatory matters affecting operations; and M&A negotiation and transactional matters. 

Mr. Kang is admitted to practice law in the state of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia,  the state of California, the United States Tax Court, and United States District Court Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Kang is also a Virginia licensed Certified Public Accountant (licensed since 2005).

Mr. Kang earned his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Catholic University's Columbus School of Law (2011), a Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Regional Studies: East Asia from Harvard University (2002), a Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Korean Literature from the Seoul National University (1999), and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Korean Literature from the Seoul National University (1997).  Mr. Kang is fluent in Korean and Japanese.

Prior to establishing B.J. Kang Law, PC, Mr. Kang worked as an Attorney for Flott & Co., served as the Director of Finance and Administration for the National Communication Association, and as both the Controller and Vice President for the Middle East Institute (2007-2010).  Mr. Kang was employed at Diamond Properties, LLC as the Assistant Controller (2006-2007) and was a financial staff member for the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University (2002-2006).  In addition, Mr. Kang practiced as an Enrolled Agent, for eight years (2004-2012), in front of the Internal Revenue Service.  Prior to coming to the United States, Mr. Kang co-founded one of the first online education companies in South Korea (2000).
Josh Portman ​
Josh Portman is a Business and Tax Law Partner at B.J. Kang Law, PC. Mr. Portman graduated from Georgetown University Law Center's Masters in Taxation (LL.M.) program (May 2014).  Prior to joining B.J. Kang Law, Mr. Portman interned with the Chief Counsel at the Office of Tax and Revenue in Washington, DC. 

Mr. Portman's practice centers on providing quality federal and state legal advice, including transactional services to businesses, associations, executives, and high-net-worth individuals and their families.  Mr. Portman advise clients on complex domestic and international corporate and business transactions and matters, as well as domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, and related holding company transactions; employment and business related disputes; formation issues and corporate governance; and highly regulated compliance matters in the health and insurance industries.

Mr. Portman is admitted to practice law in both the state of New York and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

Prior to attending Georgetown, Mr. Portman earned his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Syracuse University College of Law (2013) and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in Political Science, from the University of Vermont (2008).  

Mr. Portman has served on the Board of Directors of MAPP'D, LLC, a global foods business based out of Washington, DC.
NATE JOHNSON ​​​​
Nate Johnson is an Associate Attorney at B.J. Kang Law, P.C. Mr. Johnson is a Juris Doctor (J.D.) graduate of American University's Washington College of Law and is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, with plans to obtain licensure in several other states.

Mr. Johnson will practice as a generalist for the next few years while developing his specification, and works with the firm on matters of corporate, tax, health and immigration law, and is passionate about governmental and public interest law, regulatory affairs, admiralty/maritime law, space law, and politics.

Prior to attending law school and joining the firm, Mr. Johnson served with the federal government's AmeriCorps VISTA program and worked as a program coordinator at a refugee resettlement agency in Cincinnati, Ohio. He obtained a dual-degree Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science and Comparative Religion from Miami University (2017), with a focus on American government and Islamic studies.​​
JEE HYUN LIM (임지현)
Jee Hyun Lim (임지현) serves as a Law Office Legal Assistant and Administrator at B.J. Kang Law, PC. She is responsible for the overall administrative operations of the firm while providing support to the firm's attorneys. Ms. Lim is also a Tax and Accounting professional at the Firm.
 
Ms. Lim earned her Master of Science in Organizational Communication and Human Resource (M.S) and a Bachelor of Art (B.A) in Business Administration from Murray State University in Kentucky. In addition, she has obtained an Enrolled Agent License in 2019.  In light of her international background from living in various countries for many years, she is fluent in Korean and English.
U.S & INTERNATIONAL CO-COUNSEL
​B.J. Kang Law, PC has established active and efficient work relationships with well qualified local counsel who are licensed to practice in Georgia, Hawaii, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. B.J. Kang Law, PC also often works as a member of integrated team with local counsel in Korea (한국 법무 법인).