Education and Qualifications
- Seoul National University, College of Law
- Visiting scholar at Pepperdine Law School (Straus Institute For Dispute Resolution), USA
- Passed 45th Bar Examination
- Completed 35th Judicial Research and Training Institute
Major Career
- 2021-2022: Chief Judge, Daejeon Family Court (Juvenile, Non-Litigation Individual, Application Individual, Non-Litigation Collegial)
- 2018-2021: Judge, Seoul Central District Court [Criminal Individual, Civil Collegial (Corporate/Environmental Specialized)]
- 2016-2018: Judge, Seoul Family Court (Family Collegial, Non-Litigation Collegial)
- 2013-2016: Judge, Uijeongbu District Court (Criminal Individual, Civil Individual)
- 2009-2013: Judge, Daejeon District Court [Civil Collegial (Construction Specialized), Corporate Rehabilitation/Bankruptcy, Planning]
- 2006-2009: Military Legal Officer
- Author of Supreme Court Practice Manual on Division of Inherited Property and Return of Legal Reserve
Areas of Expertise
1. Inheritance Cases (Core Specialty)
Attorney Yoon Jisang is an inheritance and family law specialist with experience as a Chief Judge at Family Court. Inheritance law represents the largest portion of his entire career.
Representative Cases
Handled hundreds of cases including division of inherited property, contribution claims, and legal reserve return claims
- Reconstructed entire asset structures in complex cases involving intricate family relationships and multiple heirs to achieve favorable outcomes
- Successfully handled high-value inheritance disputes worth hundreds of billions to thousands of billions of won through appellate and Supreme Court proceedings
Inheritance Recovery Claims
- Successfully exposed and recovered inheritance assets that were misappropriated or concealed by co-heirs
Will Invalidation Lawsuits
- Won cases where the validity of wills was contested due to dementia, advanced age, or forgery through comprehensive analysis of expert medical evaluations and circumstantial evidence
Partition of Co-Owned Property Lawsuits
- Strategically designed favorable division methods (physical division vs. auction vs. division compensation) for real estate jointly owned through inheritance
Inheritance Tax, Acquisition Tax Processing and Inheritance Registration Consultation
- Provided "one-stop inheritance structure design" that addresses tax risks comprehensively
2. Complex Divorce Cases
Based on his experience as a judge, he has demonstrated exceptional analytical capabilities in cases involving large assets or combined overseas assets and corporate structures.
Representative Cases
International Divorce
- Precisely designed property division, custody, and jurisdiction issues in cases where procedures were simultaneously proceeding in Korea and abroad
Complex Property Division Cases Including Overseas Assets and Corporations
- Secured favorable division ratios by uncovering hidden asset structures including offshore accounts, overseas real estate, and stock/corporate structures
Divorce Cases of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals and Corporate Owners Worth Thousands of Billions
- Achieved successful mediation/judgments by reconstructing factual relationships on a large scale, including corporate equity valuation and related party transaction analysis
De Facto Marriage Dissolution Property Division Cases (High-Value Cases)
- Successfully calculated contribution to assets formed during long-term de facto marriages
Divorce Cases Combined with Criminal Cases
- Handled complex disputes involving domestic violence, victim protection orders, temporary measures, child abuse, and assault complaints
- Designed winning strategies by reflecting concurrent criminal cases into family litigation strategy
3. Juvenile Cases
Attorney Yoon has high expertise in juvenile cases based on his experience directly presiding over juvenile court trials at Family Court.
Representative Cases
Juvenile Protection Cases
- Analyzed causes of delinquency structurally and comprehensively considered environmental investigation, school, and parental environment to achieve optimal protective dispositions
Juvenile Criminal Cases
- Prevented unnecessary criminal punishment by persuading arguments regarding criminal responsibility capacity, developmental characteristics, and protection needs
4. Civil, Criminal, and Corporate Cases
In addition to family and inheritance matters, he has handled cases in a wide range of fields.
Representative Cases
- Civil and criminal cases related to corporate owners and representatives
- Corporate dispute consultation and contract-related disputes
- Major criminal cases including damages, fraud, and embezzlement
- Complex civil and family cases connected to corporate and equity structures
Core Competencies
- Accurate judgment structure design based on judicial perspective
- Ability to analyze high-value and complex asset structures
- Ability to handle complex cases involving inheritance, divorce, criminal, and corporate matters
- Differentiated approach derived from experience as Chief Judge at Family Court
- Ability to combine precise legal reasoning with factual reconstruction