​ J. H. Choi is a founding partner of Choi & Kim, the largest maritime law firm in Korea. He was formerly a partner at the maritime section of Kim & Chang in Korea and was a foreign legal consultant at Holman Fenwick & Willan in London. 

He has been actively involved in all aspects of maritime, marine insurance, and international litigation and arbitration practice over 30 years since 1984 and has personally handled most of the major marine casualties in Korea. He has represented most of the major P&I Clubs, foreign and domestic shipping companies and insurance companies, and International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund.

J. H. Choi is a member of the Korea Maritime Law Association as an advisor, and the Korea Insurance Law Association as a director. He was a professor at Yonsei University, College of Law specialized in Maritime Law and Commercial Law and a lecturer at the Judicial Training Institute of Korean Supreme Court on maritime and insurance law. 

Career 

Admitted to bar: 1981, Korea; 1991, New York. Seoul National University (LL.B., 1978; Ph.D., 2001); University of Michigan, Law School (LL.M., 1990); Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, 1996-; Mediator, Korean Financial Supervisory Service (Insurance Disputes, 2009-2013); Legal Counsel for Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (1999). Member: Korean Bar Association; Seoul Bar Association; New York Bar Association; 

Writings and treatise  

Articles: "A Study on the Civil Liability and Compensation for Pollution Damage Caused by Ships" (Doctoral Dissertation); "Arrest of Vessels in Korea"; "Validity of Identity of Carrier Clause"; "Auction Sale of Cargo", "Limitation of Liability of Shipowners", "Validity of Unknown Clause", "Abandonment in Marine Insurance", "General Principles of Marine Insurance", and others.​