From dispute to reconciliation,
from conflict to growth.
KMI raises the professional and ethical standards of mediators and broadens a trusted culture of peaceful dispute resolution.
Founding message
From dispute to reconciliation, from conflict to growth.
Welcome. I am Yongho Mun, President of the Korea Mediation Institute (KMI) — the country's first professional association of mediators.
In April 2026, the Korea Mediation Institute was officially launched as the first professional body of mediators in our country. Under the principle of advancing the peaceful resolution of disputes and the social diffusion of a culture of mediation, those who share this conviction came together to establish the Institute — to raise the professional standards of mediators and to strengthen public trust in alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
— 문용호, President · Attorney at law, Shin & Kim LLC
Mediation, legal, and educational institutions connected with KMI
Office of Court Administration, Supreme Court
Courts & judicial bodies
Seoul Central District Court Mediation Center
Courts & judicial bodies
Seoul Southern District Court Mediation Center
Courts & judicial bodies
Daejeon District Court Mediation Center
Courts & judicial bodies
Christian Reconciliation and Arbitration Institute
Mediation bodies
Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
Mediation bodies
Founding-day impact
2026 — where the Institute begins
Members
60 full members as of the founding assembly (resolved 2026-04-29)
Officers
1 President · 4 Senior Vice Presidents · 3 Vice Presidents · 11 Directors · 1 Auditor
Committees
Governance · Operations · Education · Legislation & Policy · Digital · Communications · International
Press outlets
2 founding-coverage articles — Law Times · Legal Times
About the Institute
What does KMI do?
KMI was founded to establish the professional and ethical standards of mediators and to strengthen public trust in the mediation system.
Read more about KMIThrough education, research, policy proposals, and international exchange, we help mediation take root as a fair and trusted method of dispute resolution.
Read our mission & visionKMI members participate in mediation-focused education, events, resources, and committee work, growing their expertise together.
How to applyFounding officers
Eight officers leading the Institute
1 President · 4 Senior Vice Presidents · 3 Vice Presidents. View all 20 officers on the officers page.
회장
문용호
Inaugural President of the Korea Mediation Institute. He launched the Institute under the principle of advancing the peaceful resolution of disputes and the social diffusion of a culture of mediation.
수석부회장
KWEON SUN HO
An energy and petrochemical trader of more than 30 years' experience, applying lessons in industrial dispute resolution to building the Institute's digital infrastructure.
수석부회장
JEONG SEUNG WON
A judge for 34 years. Having served as Head of the Family Conciliation Division at the Seoul Family Court and Director of the Seoul Central District Court Mediation Center, he currently serves as a mediation commissioner at the Seoul Central District Court and the Intellectual Property Dispute Mediation Committee. He is leading the design of the Institute's training program for registered mediators.
수석부회장
CHOI DONGNAM
An adjunct professor of civil engineering at Chungnam National University with more than 30 years at Samsung C&T, DL E&C, and Samhyun B&E. He draws on construction-sector experience to advance mediation as a means of dispute resolution, and designated as a KCAB arbitrator.
수석부회장
Hwang, DeogNam
An attorney and former judge. While serving as a standing mediator at court (April 2009 – April 2015), she attempted statistical analyses of post-mediation dispute-resolution outcomes.
부회장
KIM MIN SUN
A Certified Management Consultant who, after qualifying in 2002 and conducting 12 years of academic research engagements, has led the Korea Management Analysis Institute since 2014 — overseeing 25 years of research and cost-estimation work as a certified cost analyst and KCAB-registered arbitrator.
부회장
KIM YUNKEN
Drawing on his leadership of in-house legal teams, he serves as Chair of the International Committee, helping the Institute establish itself on the international stage.
부회장
HAM, YOUNG JOO
Professor at Chung-Ang University School of Law. Three decades of teaching dispute resolution, civil procedure, and negotiation, with a focus on civil and commercial mediation and class actions. Certified mediator of the Singapore International Mediation Centre, part-time mediator of the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency, and Director of the Chung-Ang AI & Law Center. Also serves on mediation panels for the Korea Creative Content Agency, the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee, the Seoul Central District Court, the Seoul Collective Building Dispute Mediation Committee, and the Yongin Architecture Dispute Mediation Committee.
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Launch press coverage
Original article published in Korean.
"분쟁 해결의 새로운 길 연다" — 국내 최초 직능단체 '한국조정인협회' 출범
한국조정인협회(KMI)가 2026년 4월 29일 서울 달개비 컨퍼런스하우스에서 창립총회를 열고 국내 최초의 조정인 직능단체로 공식 출범했다.
한국조정인협회 공식 출범… 국내 최초 조정인 직능단체
국내 최초 조정인 직능단체인 한국조정인협회(Korea Mediation Institute, KMI)가 4월 29일 출범했다.
한국조정인협회 공식 출범
조정에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있는 가운데 한국조정인협회(KMI)가 4월 29일 창립총회를 개최하고 공식 출범했다.
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