Seo Il-seok, Managing Partner

Education

• Graduated from Suncheon High School
• LL.B., College of Law, Chonnam National University
• Passed the 40th Korean Bar Examination
• Completed the 30th Class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute

Professional Experience

• Managing Partner, 21st Century Law Firm
• Legal Counsel to Gurye County
• Legal Counsel to Haenam County
• Legal Counsel to Hwasun County
• Legal Counsel to Gwangju Metropolitan City
• Legal Counsel to Seo-gu, Gwangju
• Legal Counsel to Dong-gu, Gwangju
• Legal Counsel to Nam-gu, Gwangju
• Legal Counsel to KT Corporation
• Legal Counsel to Korea Housing Finance Corporation
• Legal Counsel to Korea Rural Community Corporation
• Legal Counsel to Korea Electric Power Corporation
• Legal Counsel to KEPCO KPS
• Legal Counsel to the Jeollanam-do Provincial Council
• Legal Counsel to the Gwangju Metropolitan Council
• Legal Counsel to the Nam-gu Council, Gwangju
• Member, Jeollanam-do Administrative Appeals Commission
• Member, Police Development Committee, Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency
• Member, Tax Offence Investigation Review Committee, Gwangju Regional Tax Office
• Member, School Violence Countermeasures Committee, Jangdeok Elementary School

• Legal Adviser to the Gwangju–Jeonnam Regional Headquarters of Korea Land and Housing Corporation

Ahn Jae-geuk, Attorney

Education

• Graduated from Gwangju Jeil High School
• Graduated from Seoul National University
• Passed the 20th Higher Civil Service Examination
• Passed the 23rd Korean Bar Examination
• Completed the 14th Class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute

Professional Experience

• Partner, 21st Century Law Firm
• Appointed Prosecutor, Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office (1985)
• Prosecutor, Gwangju High Prosecutors’ Office
• Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office
• Chief Prosecutor, Miryang Branch, Changwon District Prosecutors’ Office
• Chief Prosecutor, Investigation Division, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office
• Director, Trial and Litigation Division, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office
• Chief Prosecutor, Criminal Division III, Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office
• Chief Prosecutor, Criminal Division II, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office

Park Jae-woo, Attorney

Education

• Graduated from Gwangju Jeil High School
• LL.B., College of Law, Chonnam National University
• Graduate School, Chonnam National University
• Passed the 5th Military Judge Advocate Examination

Professional Experience

• Partner, 21st Century Law Firm
• Army Judge Advocate
• Adjunct Associate Professor, Seoyeong University
• Member, Personnel Committee, Jeollanam-do Office of Education
• Member, Personnel Committee, Seo-gu, Gwangju
• Personnel Committee Member and Legal Counsel, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju
• Member, Administrative Appeals Committee, Gwangju Regional Corrections Headquarters
• Advisory Member, National Unification Advisory Council, Buk-gu, Gwangju
• Civil Rights Counsel, YMCA
• Member, Residents’ Audit Request Review Council, Jeollanam-do
• Member, KBS Viewers’ Committee
• Legal Counsel to Korea Technology Finance Corporation and Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
• Review Committee Member for Conversion of Public-Sector Non-Regular Workers
• Member, KEPCO Whistleblowing Review Committee
• Legal Counsel to Gwangju Child Abuse Prevention Centre
• Member, Press Arbitration Commission
• Corporate Bankruptcy Trustee, including Mudeung Construction Co., Ltd. and Sechang Co., Ltd.
• Family Mediation Commissioner, Gwangju Family Court
• RCY Committee Member, Gwangju–Jeonnam Branch of the Korean Red Cross
• Election Commission Member, Korean Bar Association
• Director and Chair of the Election Commission, Gwangju Bar Association
• Review Committee Member, Medical Liability Mutual Aid Association of the Korean Medical Association
• Public Interest Member, Jeonnam Regional Labour Relations Commission
• Mental Health Review Committee Member, Buk-gu, Gwangju
• Director, Hyosung Youth Cultural Foundation

• Member of various committees of Gwangju Metropolitan City, including Personnel, Administrative Appeals, Grievance Appeals, Public Officials Ethics, and Ordinance and Regulation Review Committees
• Member of the Administrative Appeals, Personnel and Grievance Appeals Committees, Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education
• Member and Vice-Chair, Buk-gu Election Commission, and Member, Election Broadcasting Debate Commission
• Appeal Review Member, Gwangju High Prosecutors’ Office (Prosecution Citizens’ Committee)
• Interim Director of Asin Educational Foundation; Interim Director and Chair of Yangnam Educational Foundation
• Legal Counsel to Buk-gu, Gwangju; Chair, Public Officials Ethics Committee

Seo Hyun-moo, Attorney

Education

• Graduated from Suncheon High School
• LL.B., College of Law, Kyung Hee University
• Completed postgraduate coursework at Kyung Hee University
• Passed the 35th Korean Bar Examination
• Completed the 25th Class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute

Professional Experience

• Partner, Suncheon Branch, 21st Century Law Firm

• Appointed Judge, Jeonju District Court (1996)
• Former Judge, Gwangju District Court
• Retired as Judge, Suncheon Branch, Gwangju District Court
• Legal Counsel to Manbo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
• Legal Counsel to Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do

Kim Jong-gwi, Attorney

Education

• Graduated from Gwangju Sungil High School
• LL.B., Korea University
• J.D., Chonnam National University Law School
• Passed the 4th Korean Bar Examination

Professional Experience

• Partner, 21st Century Law Firm
• Member, Sports Fairness Committee, Gwangju Sports Council
• Member, School Violence Countermeasures Committee, Gwangju Munseong High School
• Director, Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation
• Member, Gwangju Metropolitan Grievance Appeals Commission
• Director, Gyeongae Medical Foundation
• Employment Guidance Committee Member, Korea Rehabilitation Agency
• Advisory Committee Member, Seo-gu, Gwangju
• Member, Local Tax Review Committee, Dong-gu, Gwangju
• Auditor, Dong-gu Talent Development Scholarship Foundation
• Columnist, Mudeung Ilbo
• Legal Counsel to Gwangju Environmental Corporation

Lee Mi-ji, Attorney

Education

• Graduated from Seojin Girls’ High School
• B.S. in Nursing, Chonnam National University
• J.D., Chonnam National University Law School
• Passed the 9th Korean Bar Examination

Professional Experience

• Partner, 21st Century Law Firm
• Attorney, Song Ji-hyeon Law Office
• Attorney, Bareungil Law Firm
• Formerly with Asan Medical Center
• Formerly with National Health Insurance Service

Jung Sang-moon, Attorney

Education

• Graduated from Gwangju Jinheung High School
• LL.B., Chonnam National University
• Completed the 33rd Class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute
• Admitted to private practice in 2004

Professional Experience

• Legal Counsel to Gwangsan-gu and the Nam-gu Council, Gwangju
• Advisory Professor, Advanced Auction Specialist Programmes at Chosun University and Honam University
• Member, Administrative Appeals Committee, Gwangju Metropolitan City
• Legal Counsel to the National Taxi Mutual Aid Association
• Member, Education Grievance Appeals Commission, Gwangju
• Member, Administrative Appeals Committee, Gwangju High Prosecutors’ Office
• Advisory Member, Correctional Administration, Gwangju Prison
• Member, Gwangju Metropolitan Grievance Appeals Commission
• Legal Counsel to Gwangju Sports Association for the Disabled
• Member, Loss Compensation Review Committee, Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency
• Member, Civil Review Committee for Traffic Accidents, Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency
• Member, Urban Dispute Mediation Committee, Seo-gu, Gwangju
• Registered Specialist with the Korean Bar Association in Family Law, Damages & Compensation, and Criminal Law

Kang Cheong-il, Attorney

Education

• Graduated from Gwangju Seoksan High School
• LL.B., Chonnam National University
• Passed the 57th Korean Bar Examination
• Completed the 47th Class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute

Professional Experience

• Attorney, MAC Law Firm
• Member, Taxpayer Advocate Committee, North Gwangju Tax Office
• Member, Taxpayer Advocate Committee, Gwangsan Tax Office
• Member, Grievance Appeals Commission, Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education
• Member, Information Disclosure Review Committee, Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education

Kim Jun-seong, Attorney

Education

• Graduated from Gwangju Kumho High School
• B.B.A., Seoul National University

Professional Experience

• Passed the 29th Korean Certified Public Accountant Examination
• Passed the 39th Korean Bar Examination
• Completed the 29th Class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute
• Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office
• Prosecutor, Suncheon Branch, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office
• Prosecutor, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office
• Visiting Programme, University of North Carolina School of Law, USA
• Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office
• Judge, Gwangju District Court
• Judge, Gwangju High Court

Lee Gwang-jae, Attorney

Education

• Graduated from Seoya High School, Chungcheongnam-do
• B.A. in International Trade, Dongguk University
• M.A. in International Economics, Yonsei University
• J.D., Chonnam National University Law School

Professional Experience

• Machinery and Plant Business Division, Samsung C&T
• Head of Overseas Business Team, CJ
• Manager, Venture Team, LG International
• Resident Representative in Tripoli, Libya
• Judicial Research Officer, Gwangju High Court and Gwangju District Court
• Member, Criminal Appeal Review Committee, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office
• Member, Grievance Appeals Commission, Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education
• Expert Review Committee Member, Korea Electric Power Corporation
• Legal Counsel to Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, and Gwangju Metropolitan City

Moon Ki-seok, U.S.-Qualified Attorney

Education

• B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature, Hanyang University
• M.A. in East Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Juris Doctor (J.D.), cum laude, Boston University School of Law

Professional Experience

• International Trade Division, Ssangyong Corporation
• Judicial Intern to the Hon. Mark Vaughn, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire
• Summer Associate, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, New York
• Admitted to the New York State Bar
• Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
• Litigation Attorney, Trial Department, Phillips Lytle LLP
• Executive Board Member, Minority Bar Association of Erie County, New York
• Assistant Professor of Law, College of Law, Chonnam National University