Lawyer Kwon Kyung-ae, who represented the bereaved families of victims of
school violence > < anchor, did not appear in the civil lawsuit,
and the victim's side ultimately lost the case, which drew heavy criticism. In criminal cases, lawyers have resulted in convictions for clients. This lawyer did not even give a letter of reasons for appeal.

This is an exclusive report by reporter Han So-hee.

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In January last year, Mr. A, a man in his 1s, was found guilty in the first trial of stealing shochu from a restaurant and threatening the person in the upper house because of the noise between floors.

Mr. A decided to appeal, saying that he could not admit the charges related to noise between floors.

In the first trial, I received the help of a public defender because I was receiving basic living allowances, but in the second trial, I also appointed a private defender for a down payment of 60.1 million won.

However, Mr. A's lawyer did not tell him when the trial would begin until months after the appeal.

Frustrated, Mr. A went to the court, where he received an absurd answer.

[Mr. A's wife: You went to the court to check it, and it was done, this is what you are doing, you just sat there and got it.]

The decision stated that the reasons for the appeal were not issued within the time period, and the appeal letter did not state the reasons for the appeal, so the appeal was dismissed.

The defense did not file a statement of reasons for appeal, and the trial ended.

Mr. A appealed again to the Supreme Court, but was eventually convicted.

Mr. A claimed that the law firm that took the case only stated that it would return the deposit only if it wrote a confirmation that it would not file any objections in the future.

Eventually, Mr. A filed a lawsuit against the law firm for damages.

[Lee Jung-jung/Mr. A's Damages Litigation Representative: Once you receive the notice of receipt of the lawsuit record, you must submit a statement of reasons for appeal within 1 days from that time. At least explain it or ask what kind of intention you have so as not to overstep the period....]

The law firm said, "We have nothing else to say," and "We plan to clarify our position in the lawsuit."

(Video reporter: Park Hyun-cheol, Bae Moon-san, Kim Seung-tae, Video editing: Choi Hye-ran)