'Non-attendance in School Violence Lawsuit' Bereaved Family Claims 200 Million Won from Lawyer Kwon Kyung-ae's Side

The bereaved family of a school violence victim has filed a damages lawsuit against attorney Kwon Kyung-ae (58, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 33), who lost the case after 'not appearing' in court on their behalf.

Attorney Kwon Kyung-ae. [Photo by Yonhap News]

On the 13th, Yang Seung-chul, a lawyer from Haedam Law Firm representing the bereaved family, filed a complaint at the Seoul Central District Court seeking a total of 200 million won in damages against attorney Kwon and her affiliated law firm. Two other lawyers from the same law firm were also held jointly liable.

Regarding the reason for setting the claim amount at 200 million won, lawyer Yang explained, "The amount claimed in the appeal trial of the school violence case was 200 million won, and we considered the degree of attorney Kwon's illegal acts and breach of duty, the amount stated in the memorandum she drafted, and amounts accepted by courts in similar cases."

He added, "We have found cases where malicious defamatory posts about the bereaved family have been posted on some websites. If this situation continues, we will take legal action."

He also stated, "If additional faults are confirmed during the litigation process, we plan to add grounds for the claim, and we will cooperate with the disciplinary investigation by the Korean Bar Association."

Attorney Kwon, co-author of the 'Cho Kuk Black Book,' became embroiled in controversy after it was revealed that she failed to appear in court without permission while representing the bereaved family of a school violence victim.

Attorney Kwon missed three appeal trial hearings, leading to the withdrawal of the appeal filed by the bereaved family against the first trial ruling in November last year. As a result, the part of the first trial that the bereaved family had won was overturned to a loss. It is reported that attorney Kwon did not inform the bereaved family of this fact for five months.

Meanwhile, the Korean Bar Association plans to decide on disciplinary measures and their severity through the Disciplinary Committee if the Investigation Committee finds attorney Kwon guilty after their investigation.

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