Ilsang Law OfficeIlsang Law Office

Criminal defence for drunk driving, hit-and-run and sex offence cases

Ilsang Law Office is in the first building at the west gate of the Seoul Central District Court, in Seocho-dong. A case takes its direction on the day you first consult. Our criminal defence attorney personally handles drunk driving, hit-and-run and sex offence cases.

Practice Areas

We handle traffic offences and sex offences, lease deposit disputes and divorce, and real estate auctions.

Traffic

We handle everything from drunk driving and unlicensed driving to hit-and-run, hit-and-run causing injury and dangerous driving causing injury. Whether you were aware of the accident, whether you took the measures required to assist the victim, and what your blood alcohol concentration was are what decide the penalty.

Sex Crimes

These cases bring not only criminal punishment but registration of personal information and employment restrictions. How you respond in the early police investigation changes the outcome.

Civil

For tenants whose lease has ended but whose deposit has not come back. We do not stop at winning the judgment, we carry the matter through provisional attachment and compulsory execution until the money is actually recovered.

Family Law

Division of property, consolation money, custody and child support are all at stake at once. The deeper the conflict runs, the more the evidence you secure decides the outcome.

Auctions

We handle the whole procedure, from the auction application through demands for distribution, reports of rights, objections to the distribution schedule, delivery of possession and compulsory execution. Miss something in the analysis of rights and unexpected losses follow.

Traffic

Non-prosecution Decisions

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Summary Orders

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Judgments

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Auctions

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Deposit Judgments

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Selected Cases

The issues and outcome of each case.

Acquittal on an indecent act by compulsion charge after contesting the facts charged

Acquittal on an indecent act by compulsion charge after contesting the facts charged

First instance, 2023. What we contested was not the sentence but whether the facts charged were made out at all.

Dangerous driving causing injury: imprisonment at first instance, a fine on appeal

Dangerous driving causing injury: imprisonment at first instance, a fine on appeal

Appeal, 2025. The client was a public official who would lose their position even with a suspended sentence, so the task was to bring down the type of punishment itself.

A fine in a drunk driving case with a teaching post at stake

A fine in a drunk driving case with a teaching post at stake

Appeal, 2023. As a teacher, the client would have found it hard to keep their post even with a suspended sentence.

Drunk driving: suspended sentence at first instance, a fine on appeal

Drunk driving: suspended sentence at first instance, a fine on appeal

Appeal, 2025. A suspended sentence still leaves a criminal record, so the task was to bring down the type of punishment.

Failure to take measures after an accident, with no punishment on the drunk driving charge

Failure to take measures after an accident, with no punishment on the drunk driving charge

First instance, 2024. We contested whether the drunk driving element was made out, and only the failure to take measures was found.

A fine for unlicensed driving during a suspended sentence period

A fine for unlicensed driving during a suspended sentence period

First instance, 2025. Because the offence fell inside the suspension period, the ordinary course would have been for the suspension to lapse and an immediate prison term to follow.

A fine under the Traffic Accident Special Cases Act (bodily injury) in a case of gross negligence in one of the 12 categories

A fine under the Traffic Accident Special Cases Act (bodily injury) in a case of gross negligence in one of the 12 categories

First instance, 2026. As gross negligence in one of the 12 categories, the case would be prosecuted even with comprehensive insurance and a settlement in place.

A fine for obstruction of official duties despite an accumulated record

A fine for obstruction of official duties despite an accumulated record

First instance, 2025. The issue was whether, with prior convictions on the record, the sentence could stop at a pecuniary penalty rather than imprisonment.

Obstruction of official duties: the fine upheld on appeal

Obstruction of official duties: the fine upheld on appeal

Appeal, 2025. We defended the fine so that the sentence would not be increased.

A suspended sentence for indecent act by compulsion after a settlement with the victim

A suspended sentence for indecent act by compulsion after a settlement with the victim

Appeal, 2025. Whether a settlement with the victim could be reached was the crux of the sentencing.

A suspended sentence for obstruction of official duties, without community service

A suspended sentence for obstruction of official duties, without community service

First instance, 2025. With prior convictions stacked up, an immediate prison term was a real prospect.

A suspended sentence for drunk driving after filing extensive sentencing materials

A suspended sentence for drunk driving after filing extensive sentencing materials

First instance, 2025. Prior convictions made an immediate prison term likely, but a large volume of sentencing material was submitted and the sentence was suspended.

A suspended sentence for obstruction of official duties despite repeat convictions

A suspended sentence for obstruction of official duties despite repeat convictions

First instance, 2025. Repeated convictions were the obstacle, and the aim was to avoid an immediate prison term.

A suspended sentence despite a repeat drunk driving offence one month on

A suspended sentence despite a repeat drunk driving offence one month on

First instance, 2025. The offence came only a month after the previous drunk driving case, so an immediate prison term was very likely.

A suspended sentence where drunk driving and unlicensed driving were charged together

A suspended sentence where drunk driving and unlicensed driving were charged together

First instance, 2023. The two offences were concurrent, which aggravated the punishment.

A suspended sentence for indecent act by compulsion with a prior record of punishment

A suspended sentence for indecent act by compulsion with a prior record of punishment

First instance, 2025. A prior record of punishment put an immediate prison term on the table.

A suspended sentence for drunk driving despite accumulated convictions

A suspended sentence for drunk driving despite accumulated convictions

First instance, 2025. Accumulated convictions made an immediate prison term likely, and the court showed leniency with a suspended sentence.

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The principal attorney handles the whole matter, from the first consultation onward

The principal attorney takes on your case personally, through the whole matter.

The principal attorney handles the whole matter, from the first consultation onward

Directions

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Consultation Information

Consultations are available 365 days a year, free of charge. Both the phone consultation and the chat assistant are free. We are in the first building at the west gate of the Seoul Central District Court. You can also consult through the chat window at the bottom right of the screen. Four languages can be selected at the bottom or top of the page.