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Professor of Law
Member of the Maryland Bar
Biography
Professor John JongSoo Park, Esq., was born in South Korea and raised in Maryland. He earned his B.A. in Government and Politics, with a minor in Jazz Studies, from the University of Maryland at College Park, and subsequently received his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. Following law school, Professor Park clerked as an Asper Fellow for the Honorable Charles B. Day, U.S. Magistrate Judge of the District of Maryland. He began his legal career as a Special Counsel Attorney at Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, D.C., contributing to major antitrust and fair-trade litigation as well as copyright licensure arbitration matters.
Professor John JongSoo Park, Esq., was born in South Korea and raised in Maryland. He earned his B.A. in Government and Politics, with a minor in Jazz Studies, from the University of Maryland at College Park, and subsequently received his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. Following law school, Professor Park clerked as an Asper Fellow for the Honorable Charles B. Day, U.S. Magistrate Judge of the District of Maryland. He began his legal career as a Special Counsel Attorney at Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, D.C., contributing to major antitrust and fair-trade litigation as well as copyright licensure arbitration matters.
Professor Park then entered public service in Maryland, serving for more than a decade as an Assistant State’s Attorney. During this time, he litigated cases across multiple specialized divisions, handling matters ranging from misdemeanors to complex felony prosecutions. Active in the legal community, he served on the Maryland State Bar Association’s Committee on Membership, the Leadership Academy, and the Korean Bar Committee. He is also a founding member and past president of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Maryland.
From 2013 to 2014, Professor Park was specially commissioned by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) of the Republic of Korea to serve as a Visiting Prosecutor Scholar and Lecturer. Working alongside senior prosecutors at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office and the MOJ Institute of Justice, he provided briefings, lectures, and research support, contributing to key institutional initiatives affecting the Korean Prosecution Service.
Since joining Handong International Law School in 2014, Professor Park has served as Dean of Students and has taught Evidence Law, Legal Research and Writing, Legal Translation, Trial Advocacy, and International Commercial Arbitration. He is a Director of the Handong Institute for Arbitration and Reconciliation and has long coached the VIS International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court teams. He also leads Handong’s Law and Development and Study Abroad Programs in Mongolia and Southeast Asia, focusing on capacity-building projects and international partnerships in developing regions.
Professor Park lectures widely at leading law schools, government institutions, academic forums, and international conferences, and his commentary has appeared in various Asian media outlets. He and his wife, also an attorney, have three children and enjoy sports, travel, and music.