HYEONGHWAN CHON

Career

• EX-Partner Attorney and Head of Police Criminal Defense Division, YK Law Firm
• EX-Head of Police Response Team, YK Law Firm
• Served as a police officer for 13 years, retired as Police Inspector
• EX-Team Leader of Women and Juvenile Investigation Team, Jeonju Wansan Police Station
• EX-Commander of Mobile Patrol Unit, Crime Prevention Patrol Unit, and 112 Emergency Call Center Team, Jeonju Wansan Police Station
• EX-Officer, Women and Juvenile Affairs Division, Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency
• EX-Officer, Jeonju Deokjin Police Station and General Affairs Division, Korean National Police Agency
• Guest Lecturer at Korean National Police University and Central Police Academy

Education

• Juris Doctor, Wonkwang University School of Law
• Bachelor of Public Administration, Korean National Police University
• Jeonju Haesung High School

Qualifications

• Attorney at Law
• Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, Korean Bar Association
• Certified Specialist in Divorce Law, Korean Bar Association
• Licensed Administrative Agent

External Activities

• Member,Minor Offense Review Committee,Seoul Gangnam Police Station
• Member,Minor Offense Review Committee,Suwon Paldal Police Station,Gyeonggi Province
• Member,Information Disclosure Review Committee,Seoul Seocho Police Station
• Criminal Law Expert Advisor,Railway Police,Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport-Legal Counsel for Investigation
• Related Civil Complaints,Seoul Seocho Police Station-B9Legal Counsel for Investigation
• Related Civil Complaints,Seoul Bangbae Police Station
• Integrity Ombudsman, Railway Police, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
• Member, Support Council for Migrant Women Crime Victims, Seoul Eunpyeong Police Station
• Member, Information Disclosure Review Committee, Seoul Yangcheon Police Station
• Member, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Council, Jeonju Wansan Police Station
• Member, “I Love Me” Prevention Program, Jeonju Mental Health Center

Awards & Recognition

• Prime Minister’s Commendation as an Exemplary Public Official, First Half of 2012
• Four Commendations from the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency
• Three Commendations from the President of Korean National Police University
• Commendation from the President of the Central Police Academy
• Multiple Commendations from Police Station Chiefs
• Letter of Appreciation from the Chief of Seoul Gangnam Police Station, 2025
• Letter of Appreciation from the Chief of Suwon Paldal Police Station, 2025

Representative Cases

• Non-disposition decision in a juvenile case involving alleged violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth
• Not guilty verdict in a sexual offense case involving a minor under 13
• Not guilty verdict in a child and youth protection case involving alleged indecent act by compulsion
• No-charge decision in a rape investigation
• No-charge decision in an indecent act by compulsion investigation
• No-charge decision in a prostitution-related case
• No-charge decision in a quasi-rape case
• Not guilty verdict in a quasi-rape case
• Multiple not guilty verdicts in individual sexual offense cases
• Defense counsel in the O Implant KRW 200 billion embezzlement case
• Defense counsel in a breach of trust case involving the CEO of G Construction
• Complaint representation in a business obstruction case involving L Electronics
• Complaint representation in a defamation case involving K Life Insurance
• Defense counsel in a Pharmaceutical Affairs Act violation case involving S Pharmaceutical
• Defense counsel in an executive criminal investigation involving C Luxury Brand
• Defense counsel in a high-end imported car drug case in Gangnam
• Complaint representation in a defamation case involving famous singer K
• Defense counsel in a Medical Service Act violation case involving M Medical Foundation in Samseong-dong
• Defense counsel in a Patent Act violation case involving a major patent law firm
• Warrant dismissal in a KRW 300 billion aggravated fraud and illegal fundraising case
• Defense counsel in an election law violation case involving a sitting National Assembly member
• Multiple dismissals of detention warrants in individual criminal cases
• Multiple suspended sentences and non-prosecution decisions in voice phishing cases
• Suspended sentence without detention in business obstruction cases involving computer systems, including macro ticketing cases