PARK, Il Hoan served as a Justice of the Supreme Court from 2006 to 2012 and was in charge of many cases appealed to the Supreme Court, including the case on illegally obtained evidence that required the unanimous ruling of all Justices, and retired in August 2012. He joined Barun Law LLC in July, 2013. Attorney Park has an in-depth understanding of general civil/criminal/administration litigation, which is proved by his past experience as a Chief Research Judge of the Supreme Court of Korea. He is also well versed in constitutional litigation since he served as a Constitution Research Officer at the Constitutional Court. Moreover, Attorney Park has accumulated extensive experience in intellectual property rights litigation while serving as a Senior Judge at the Patent Court for two years and six months as well as serving as the Senior Judge in charge of intellectual property rights at the Seoul High Court.

1975　　　　　 Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (5th)
1973　　　　　 Passed the Bar Exam (15th), Korea
1973　　　　　 College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B.)
1969　　　　　 Kyeongbuk High School

2013 – present　Of Counsel, Barun Law LLC
2012　　　　　 Retired as Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea
2009　　　　　 Director of Court Administration
2006 – 2012　　Justice, Supreme Court of Korea
2005　　　　　 Chief Judge, Seoul Western District Court
2005　　　　　 Chief Judge, Jeju District Court
2003 – 2005　　Senior Judge, Seoul High Court (division solely in charge of intellectual property rights)
2000 – 2003　　Chief Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea
1998 – 2000　　Senior Judge, Patent Court
1996 – 1998　　Senior Judge, Seoul District Court
1994 – 1996　　Senior Judge, Seoul District Court; Director of Litigation, National Court Administration
1993 – 1994　　Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute
1991 – 1993　　Senior Judge, Chuncheon District Court, Uijeongbu Branch of Seoul District Court
1989 – 1991　　Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea
1988 – 1989　　Constitution Research Officer, Constitutional Court (secondment)
1986 – 1988　　Judge, Seoul High Court
1978 – 1986　　Judge, Seoul Civil District Court, Chuncheon District Court, Eastern Branch of the Seoul
　　　　　　 　 District Court, Seoul Criminal District Court
1975 - 1978　　Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force