Lee has handled class action litigation and complex civil litigation in federal courts and state courts throughout the United States for more than 40 years.
Lee’s history as a successful and knowledgeable litigator dates back to the 1980s and 1990s when Alabama was known as “tort hell.” During that time, Lee represented numerous national and international companies in hundreds of punitive damages and class action cases across Alabama. Lee’s hard work in the challenging Alabama litigation climate during the early years of his practice led to an expansion of his civil litigation practice across the country during the last 25 years.
Lee has defended more than 300 putative class actions in more than 15 different states from California to New York. Lee’s class action work has covered a broad range of substantive law, including federal statutory claims, state statutory claims, and common law claims spanning a wide variety of industries. He has regularly handled a wide range of complicated commercial and civil litigation matters in federal and state courts. Lee has handled numerous appellate matters in several federal and state appellate courts, including the presentation of oral arguments in the Second, Fifth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits.
Lee has appeared as an attorney of record in cases that have resulted in more than 100 published opinions.
A substantial portion of Lee’s practice involves the representation of corporate defendants. Lee’s clients have included Fortune 500 companies, both publicly-traded and closely-held corporations, private equity companies, small businesses, and individuals.
Lee is one of the Firm’s founding lawyers. He has been a Shareholder since he was 30 in 1986. He is a member of several practice groups in the Litigation Section at Maynard Cooper & Gale.
His litigation skills and success in the field have been recognized by numerous organizations and peer-review lists, including his distinction as a Leading Practitioner by Chambers USA in both Litigation: Commercial, and Litigation: Appellate. Lee is consistently listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, Super Lawyers, and Benchmark Litigation for his work as a litigator. In addition, he has been rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell since his seventh year of practice.
Lee received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his A.B. from Harvard University.
"Lee is one of the foremost class action attorneys in the country. He brings a high degree of knowledge in that area."
“He has an amazing ability to pay attention to the smallest details while always seeing the big picture."