# My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment

My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment (Korean: 동네변호사 조들호 2: 죄와벌) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Park Shin-yang and Go Hyun-jung. It is the sequel to the 2016 television series My Lawyer, Mr. Jo. It is based on the webcomic series Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho by Hatzling (Kim Yang-soo). It aired from January 7 to March 26, 2019 on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 KST.

## Synopsis

The sequel fast forward to 2019, returning with Jo Deul-ho, a once prosecutor turned lawyer, who is currently unemployed.
After a legal battle, his license is revoked for a short time, while his ex-wife and daughter leaves overseas. Being devastated with loss of his family and career, he leaves the industry for some peace of mind. Unbeknownst to him, troubles continue to follow him.

## Cast
### Main

* Park Shin-yang as Jo Deul-ho
* Go Hyun-jung as Lee Ja-kyung

### Supporting

* Lee Min-ji as Yoon So-mi
* Joo Jin-mo as Yoon Jeong-geon
* Seo Yi-sook as Shin Mi-sook
* Jeon Bae-soo as Kang Ki-young
* Byun Hee-bong as Kook Hyun-il
* Son Byong-ho as Baek Do-hyun
* Kim Bup-rae as Yoo Chang-ho
* Jung Hee-tae as Park Woo-sung
* Choi Seung-kyung as Kang Man-soo
* Jo Dal-hwan as An Dong-chool
* Lee Mi-do as Oh Jung-ja
* Yoon Joo-man as Choi Hyung-tak
* Kwon Hyuk as Kook Jong-seob
* Jang Ha-ran as Kook Jong-hee
* Jung Joon-won as Kook Jong-bok
* Hong Kyung as Baek Seung-hoon
* Moon Soo-bin as Han Min

## Production

Kim Sae-ron was offered the role of Yoon So-mi.

## Ratings

* In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
* NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
* N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nationwide) | Average audience share (Nationwide) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | AGB Nielsen |
| 1 | January 7, 2019 | 6.7% | 6.1% (18th) |
| 2 | January 7, 2019 | 6.3% | 6.7% (15th) |
| 3 | January 8, 2019 | 5.1% | 5.9% (NR) |
| 4 | January 8, 2019 | 5.0% | 6.8% (14th) |
| 5 | January 14, 2019 | 4.7% | 4.8% (NR) |
| 6 | January 14, 2019 | 5.7% | 5.5% (NR) |
| 7 | January 15, 2019 | 5.5% | 5.8% (NR) |
| 8 | January 15, 2019 | 6.3% | 6.6% (16th) |
| 9 | January 21, 2019 | 4.3% | 4.7% (NR) |
| 10 | January 21, 2019 | 5.6% | 6.3% (18th) |
| 11 | January 22, 2019 | 3.9% | 3.8% (NR) |
| 12 | January 22, 2019 | 4.6% | 5.0% (17th) |
| 13 | February 11, 2019 | 3.6% | 4.4% (NR) |
| 14 | February 11, 2019 | 4.4% | 5.7% (NR) |
| 15 | February 12, 2019 | 3.5% | 3.8% (NR) |
| 16 | February 12, 2019 | 4.5% | 5.0% (NR) |
| 17 | February 18, 2019 | 4.3% | 4.9% (NR) |
| 18 | February 18, 2019 | 4.6% | 5.5% (20th) |
| 19 | February 19, 2019 | — | 4.5% (NR) |
| 20 | February 19, 2019 | — | 5.7% (NR) |
| 21 | February 25, 2019 | — | 5.0% |
| 22 | February 25, 2019 | 5.5% | 6.5% |
| 23 | February 26, 2019 | — | 5.4% |
| 24 | February 26, 2019 | 6.0% | 6.3% |
| 25 | March 4, 2019 | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| 26 | March 4, 2019 | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| 27 | March 5, 2019 | 5.4% | 5.8% |
| 28 | March 5, 2019 | 6.4% | 7.0% |
| 29 | March 11, 2019 | — | 5.2% |
| 30 | March 11, 2019 | 5.8% | 6.9% |
| 31 | March 12, 2019 | — | 6.3% |
| 32 | March 12, 2019 | 5.5% | 7.3% |
| 33 | March 18, 2019 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| 34 | March 18, 2019 | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 35 | March 19, 2019 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| 36 | March 19, 2019 | 5.5% | 6.0% |
| 37 | March 25, 2019 | 5.0% | 6.7% |
| 38 | March 25, 2019 | 6.2% | 7.8% |
| 39 | March 26, 2019 | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| 40 | March 26, 2019 | 7.7% | 9.3% |
| Average | Average | — | — |
* The drama went on hiatus (no episode was aired on January 28–29 and February 4–5) due to Park Shin-yang's surgery.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Park Shin-yang | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Park Shin-yang | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Go Hyun-jung | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Park Shin-yang | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Go Hyun-jung | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Park Shin-yang and Go Hyun-jung | Nominated |