# My Lawyer, Mr. Jo

My Lawyer, Mr. Jo (Korean: 동네변호사 조들호; RR: Dongnebyeonhosa Jodeulho; lit. Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Park Shin-yang, Kang So-ra, Ryu Soo-young, Park Sol-mi. Based on the same-titled webtoon, it aired on KBS2.
The second season of the drama titled My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment started airing on KBS2 in January 2019.

## Synopsis

Jo Deul-ho (Park Shin-yang) who once had a bright future ahead of him as a star prosecutor, and was the son-in-law to the head of the largest law firm in their country. But when he witnesses corruption in the prosecutor's office and reports it, he loses everything. He tries to rebuild his life and turn his small and run-down neighborhood law office into a second chance to become a lawyer who protects people and protects the law, and grows as a person in the process.

## Cast
### Main cast

* Park Shin-yang as Jo Deul-ho
* Kang So-ra as Lee Eun-jo
* Ryu Soo-young as Shin Ji-wook
* Park Sol-mi as Jang Hae-kyung, Deul-ho's ex-wife and lawyer at Geum San
* Kim Kap-soo as Shin Young-il, father of Ji-wook

### Geum San Law Firm

* Kang Shin-il as Jang Shin-woo
* Jo Han-chul as Kim Tae-jung
* Jung Won-joong as Chairman Jung

### Deul-ho's Law Firm

* Hwang Seok-jeong as Hwang Ae-ra
* Park Won-sang as Bae Dae-soo
* Kim Dong-jun as Kim Yoo-shin (Ep. 1-8, 11-12)

### Others

* Jung Kyu-soo as Lee Joon-kang
* Kim Ji-an as Oh Seo-yoon
* Jang So-yun as Choi Ah-rim
* Yoon Bok-in as Jung Se-mi
* Choi Jae-hwan as Kang Il-goo
* Jung Han-bi as Oh Jin-young
* Heo Jung-eun as Jo Soo-bin, Deul-ho's daughter
* Song Ji-in [ko] as Bae Hyo-jin, Dae-soo's younger sister
* Park Sang-myun as Lee Joon-kang
* Lee Yong-yi as Mal-sook

## Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | March 28, 2016 | 8.6% (17th) | 8.5% (15th) | 10.1% (13th) | 11.0% (9th) |
| 2 | March 29, 2016 | 10.5% (10th) | 10.9% (7th) | 11.4% (8th) | 12.5% (7th) |
| 3 | April 4, 2016 | 9.2% (19th) | 9.6% (11th) | 10.9% (8th) | 11.6% (7th) |
| 4 | April 5, 2016 | 9.6% (10th) | 10.7% (5th) | 11.3% (6th) | 11.6% (6th) |
| 5 | April 11, 2016 | 9.6% (13th) | 10.2% (7th) | 12.3% (6th) | 13.2% (6th) |
| 6 | April 12, 2016 | 11.0% (7th) | 10.7% (6th) | 12.4% (6th) | 12.7% (6th) |
| 7 | April 18, 2016 | 10.6% (11th) | 11.7% (5th) | 12.6% (5th) | 14.3% (5th) |
| 8 | April 19, 2016 | 11.4% (6th) | 12.1% (5th) | 12.1% (6th) | 12.8% (6th) |
| 9 | April 25, 2016 | 10.0% (12th) | 10.6% (7th) | 12.7% (7th) | 13.9% (6th) |
| 10 | April 26, 2016 | 10.1% (10th) | 11.7% (5th) | 12.6% (5th) | 13.5% (6th) |
| 11 | May 2, 2016 | 9.6% (15th) | 11.1% (7th) | 11.0% (5th) | 11.6% (6th) |
| 12 | May 3, 2016 | 10.6% (10th) | 11.2% (5th) | 11.8% (6th) | 12.8% (5th) |
| 13 | May 9, 2016 | 10.5% (10th) | 11.9% (4th) | 11.8% (6th) | 12.7% (4th) |
| 14 | May 10, 2016 | 11.3% (8th) | 12.4% (4th) | 14.1% (4th) | 15.5% (4th) |
| 15 | May 16, 2016 | 11.8% (8th) | 12.5% (4th) | 14.1% (4th) | 15.3% (4th) |
| 16 | May 17, 2016 | 12.7% (4th) | 13.5% (3rd) | 15.3% (3rd) | 16.5% (3rd) |
| 17 | May 23, 2016 | 11.6% (5th) | 12.1% (4th) | 14.0% (4th) | 15.1% (4th) |
| 18 | May 24, 2016 | 12.5% (5th) | 12.5% (4th) | 15.5% (4th) | 16.4% (4th) |
| 19 | May 30, 2016 | 13.2% (4th) | 14.0% (4th) | 14.2% (4th) | 15.0% (4th) |
| 20 | May 31, 2016 | 14.1% (4th) | 14.8% (4th) | 17.3% (3rd) | 18.6% (2nd) |
| Average | Average | 10.9% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 13.8% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Park Shin-yang | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Park Shin-yang | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Park Shin-yang | Won |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Park Shin-yang | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Kang So-ra | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kim Kap-soo | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Hwang Seok-jeong | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actress | Heo Jung-eun | Won |