Background
Shin, Michael Yungjoon was born on December 28, 1961 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Nam Choul and Hyo Jung (Park) Shin.
Shin, Michael Yungjoon was born on December 28, 1961 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Nam Choul and Hyo Jung (Park) Shin.
Bachelor cum laude, political science, Yale University, 1984. Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard University, 1987.
Associate Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, 1987-1988, Los Angeles, 1988-1990, 92. Foreign legal consultant Yoon & Partners, Seoul, 1990-1992, Samjong Law Office, Seoul, 1992. Foreign legal counsel Steel Division of Ministry of Trade and Industry, 1993—1994, Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Corporation, 1995—2000.
Legal advisory International Trade and Investment of Ministry of Justice, 1998—2000. Consultant Kim, Choi & Lim, Seoul. Lecturer Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea, 1998.
Foreign legal counsel Kangwon Winter Asian Games Organizing Committee, 1997—1999.
Member of American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, California State Bar Association.
Married Monica Junghwa Choi, July 21, 1985. Children: Edward, Alexander.