- University of Washington (B.A. English 1980)
- University of California, Davis, School of Law (J.D. 1984)
- Judicial Clerk to Judge Warren Chan, King County Superior Court, Seattle (1985-1986)
- Associate Attorney at Helsell, Fetterman, Martin, Todd & Hokanson, Seattle (1986-1989)
- Of Counsel at Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Seattle (1989-1991)
- Legal Advisor, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, Seattle (1989-1991)
- Senior Foreign Legal Consultant at Kim, Chang & Lee (1991-2009)
- Business Law Instructor, University of Maryland, Asian Division, Yongsan Branch Campus, Seoul (1994)
- Commissioner, Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday Commission, State of Washington (1988-1989)
- Commissioner, Asian American Affairs Commission, State of Washington (1985-1988)
- Chairman of the Commission (1987-1988)
- Chairman, Asia Business Forum’s Conference on Mergers & Acquisitions in Korea, September (1999)Member of Marketing Committee, 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Korea Organizing Committee (1998-2002)
- President, Seoul-Jeil Rotary Club (2007-2008)
- World Community Services Chairman, Rotary District No. 3640 (2006-2007)
- Member of Gyeongnam Province Yachting Industry Advisory Committee (2008-)
- University of Birmingham, England (1990-1993), Bachelor in Laws, LL.B (Hons)
- Anglia Ruskin University, England (1993-1996)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, 1995
- Masters in Laws, LL.M 1997
- Admitted as a Solicitor (England & Wales) in September 2000
- Ahnse Law Offices (2013-ongoing)
- Associate Solicitor, rhw Solicitors (2005-2007)
- Partner, Abrahams Dresden Solicitors (1998-2004)
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme (1996-1998)
- Sumitomo Banking Corporation (1995-1996)
- Lecturer, various Korean universities (2007-2013)
- Business consulting (2007-2013)
- PADI Specialty and EFR Instructor
- Ultra endurance athlete
- Korea University, College of Law(LL.B. 1976)
- Korea University, Graduate School of Law (LL.M. 1983)
- Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D. 1997)
- Yonsei University, Sangnam Institute of Management, Advanced Program of Corporate Analysis (Certificate 2000)
- Foreign Legal Consultant, Aram International Law Offices (1997-1999)
- Legal Consultant, LAS High-Tech Co., Ltd. (1999-2000)
- Youlyo Patent & Law Offices (2000-2003)
- Legal Specialist, the National Assembly Library (2001-2002)
- Lecturer of Law, Cheju University (2005)
- Kookmin University (2009-2010)
- Member, Analyst Club (2000-)
- Specialist, M&A Strategy & Tactics Association, 2001-2002.
- Constitutional Issues Related to the Family Law (1983)
- A Study on the Status of Forces Agreement between ROK and USA (1997)
- A Study on Legal Aspect of International Sales on Goods (2008)