Attorney Choi Young Chan is an expert in education and personnel matters, with 13 years of experience at the Ministry of Education, the Teachers' Appeals Review Committee, and the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission.

Attorney Choi passed the 45th Korean Bar Examination and completed the  Judicial Research and Training Institute as a 35th cohort. During his tenure at the Ministry of Education, he worked in the School Policy Division, which oversees primary and secondary education policies, and the Higher Education Policy Division, responsible for higher education policies. This experience provided him with a comprehensive understanding and expertise in educational policies and systems.

During his career, he was involved in various matters, including matters concerning i) refusal to reappoint teachers, department closures, and teacher dismissals; ii) disciplinary actions against teachers and public officials, and dismissal from positions; iii) private school restructuring efforts, such as department consolidations and mergers or acquisitions of school foundations, iv) private school disputes, including the cancellation of approvals for private school executives (e.g., directors, auditors); v) licensing and permit-related matters, such as the establishment or closure of schools and changes to private school property; vi) designation or cancellation of designations for special-purpose high schools, autonomous private high schools, and specialized middle schools; and vii) high school and university admissions.

He has also successfully handled cases viii) challenging charges for school site contributions imposed on redevelopment associations, ix) related to teacher rights violations and child abuse, x) school safety incidents (damages claims) and school safety insurance compensation matters, and xi) correction reports filed with the press Arbitration Commission.

Attorney Choi has authored multiple operational manuals for the Teachers' Appeals Review Committee, delivered numerous internal and external lectures, and published a master's thesis titled A Study of the Legal Principles on the Review of Reappointment of University Faculty Members. With a profound understanding and expertise in education, Attorney Choi offers optimized legal solutions in areas such as private school restructuring, faculty personnel actions arising from such restructuring, and school corporation asset management.

Labor Relations Management

- Cases involving faculty personnel matters such as denial of reappointment and dismissals due to department closures as part of university restructuring

- Cases related to personnel actions including disciplinary measures, suspension from duty, and dismissal of faculty members

- Cases involving personnel actions such as disciplinary measures, suspension from duty, and dismissal of public officials

- Cases involving step adjustments in salary scales and the recovery of overpaid salaries for faculty and public officials

Private School Consulting

- Matters related to restructuring, such as the consolidation of universities and academic departments, and the acquisition or merger of school foundations

- Cases involving disputes over the cancellation of appointments for private school executives (directors, auditors)

- Matters related to school establishment, closure, changes in authorization, adjustments in student quotas, and class sizes

- Matters concerning the designation or revocation of designation for specialized high schools, autonomous private high schools, and specialized middle schools

- Cases related to admission procedures for secondary schools and universities

Reconstruction and Redevelopment

- Cases seeking the cancellation of imposed school site development fees for redevelopment projects in city P and city G

Administrative Affairs

- Cases related to the infringement of teachers' rights (Teachers' Rights Protection Committee) and child abuse involving educational activities

- Cases concerning compensation for school safety accidents and benefits provided by the School Safety Mutual Aid Association

- Cases related to school violence

- Matters involving grievance handling by the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission

Legislative Consulting

- Legislative support for various education-related laws, including those protecting teachers' rights

Media (Broadcasting and Communications)

- A case involving a correction request against broadcasting company A through the Press Arbitration Commission

Publications

- Compilation of Key Cases in Teachers' Appeals Decisions, Teachers' Appeals Review Committee, 2014

- Compilation of Unsuccessful Cases in Teachers' Appeals, Teachers' Appeals Review Committee, 2015

- Legal Study on Fixed-Term Appointment and Reappointment Reviews for University Faculty, Master's Thesis, Fudan University, China, 2024

Lectures

- Korean Council for University Education: "Disciplinary Actions Against University Faculty and Faculty Appeals Procedures"