THOMAS J. LEE is a partner in the Cleveland office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. Mr. Lee's practice focuses on real estate, commercial, insurance and telecommunications litigation, and on appeals in all courts. Mr. Lee has defended multiple nationwide and statewide class action cases, as well as a large variety of consumer and commercial matters.

In addition, he has substantial experience representing both real estate developers and various Northeast Ohio public entities on a wide variety of public law issues, including litigation of land use and zoning disputes.  His experience includes service as a former Law Director for several communities. Mr. Lee also represents buyers and sellers of art and antiquities in domestic and international transactions and provides counsel concerning international patrimony issues. He serves on the faculty of the Trial Advocacy Institute presented annually by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and is a frequent lecturer on appellate practice, litigation and land use topics.

Mr. Lee received his undergraduate degree from Wittenberg University and his law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, and the Ohio Supreme Court. Mr. Lee is a member of national, state and local bar associations, and currently serves on the Ohio State Bar Association's Appellate Practice Specialty Board. Mr. Lee was designated as an Ohio Super Lawyer in the January 2006 and January 2010 issues of Law and Politics Magazine.