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Rodney Lee is a veteran trial attorney focused on high-stakes private wealth and general business disputes, representing high net worth individuals—including professional athletes, entertainers, entrepreneurs and founders—as well as multinational companies and startups.

With more than 25 years of experience, Rodney is among a small group of lawyers nationwide who handle significant trust and estate disputes involving substantial wealth, complex fiduciary issues and sensitive family dynamics. He is regularly engaged in closely contested matters where both the financial exposure and interpersonal dynamics require seasoned judgment and a steady, strategic approach. Rodney guides clients through complex business and personal conflicts to achieve favorable outcomes in state and federal courts as well as alternative dispute resolution forums.

Rodney concentrates on estate, trust and fiduciary litigation. He represents clients in matters involving undue influence, lack of capacity, breach of fiduciary duty and financial elder abuse. These matters often involve substantial wealth, intricate family dynamics and parallel business considerations, requiring a highly tailored and discreet approach. He also has extensive experience advising clients on the removal of personal representatives and trustees.

In addition to his litigation practice, many of Rodney’s private wealth clients are business owners who rely on him as outside general counsel. He advises on a range of issues, from employment matters to commercial real estate and contract disputes, bringing a practical, solutions-oriented perspective that seeks to resolve issues efficiently while minimizing the disruption and risk of litigation.

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Éducation

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

Admission au tribunal

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

Admission au barreau

  • California

Reconnaissance

  • Named "Lawyer of the Year" in Trusts & Estates Litigation for Los Angeles by The Best Lawyers in America (2023, 2026)
  • Named among "Top 100 Lawyers" in California by the Daily Journal (2023)
  • Named among "Top 100: 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers" list (2025 and 2026)
  • Named "Minority Leader of Influence" by the Los Angeles Business Journal (2021-2023)
  • Named "Best Lawyer" in Trusts & Estates Litigation (2019-2026) and Trusts & Estates (2023-2026), The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc.
  • Named in Chambers High Net Worth Guide in California, Private Wealth Disputes (2018-2025)
  • Named "Southern California Super Lawyer" in Trust & Estates Litigation by Thomson Reuters (2006 and 2007, 2009-2026)

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