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Overview

Rodney Lee is a seasoned trial attorney focusing on private wealth and general business disputes for clients ranging from high net worth individuals, including professional athletes and entertainers, to entrepreneurs and startup companies. With more than 15 years of experience in general business and trust and estate matters, he navigates his clients through complex business and interpersonal issues obtaining favorable results in state, federal, and alternative dispute resolution forums. 

Rodney concentrates on estate, trust and fiduciary litigation, including disputes involving issues of undue influence, lack of capacity, breach of fiduciary duty, and elder abuse. He also has extensive experience advising clients on the removal of personal representatives and trustees.

Many of Rodney’s high net worth clients are business owners who also rely on him for outside general counsel services ranging from employment issues to commercial real estate matters to everyday contract disputes. In this role, he is able to solve problems strategically and minimize the impact of litigation.

Education

  • Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D.
  • University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., with honors

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Bar Admissions

  • California

Recognition

  • Named "Lawyer of the Year" in Trusts & Estates Litigation for Los Angeles by The Best Lawyers in America (2023)
  • Named among "Top 100 Lawyers" in California by the Daily Journal (2023)
  • Named "Minority Leader of Influence" by the Los Angeles Business Journal (2021-2023)
  • Named "Best Lawyer" in Trusts & Estates Litigation (2019-2024) and Trusts & Estates (2023 and 2024), The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc.
  • Named in Chambers High Net Worth Guide in California, Private Wealth Disputes (2018-2023)
  • Named "Southern California Super Lawyer" in Trust & Estates Litigation by Thomson Reuters (2006 and 2007, 2009-2024)

Affiliations

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, California Bar Association
  • Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • Member, Trusts and Estates Executive Committee, California Lawyers Association
  • Member, Trusts and Estates Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association