James D Lee

Senior Bar Counsel

State Bar of Arizona

graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Law in May 1987, and was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in October 1987. He was a Deputy Maricopa County Attorney for nearly 3-1/2 years, and then began working at the State Bar of Arizona in 1991. He currently is a Senior Bar Counsel and Unauthorized Practice of Law Counsel. During his tenure at the State Bar, Mr. Lee has investigated allegations of lawyer misconduct and lack of professionalism, prosecuted formal bar complaints, and represented the State Bar in matters pending before the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Arizona. Mr. Lee has spoken at various seminars and served on various State Bar committees and task forces that addressed the substantive ethical rules, lawyer discipline procedural rules, and professionalism among lawyers.