Lee M. Whitman

Lee is a trial attorney whose practice focuses on complex litigation, including healthcare and shareholder derivative actions. Lee has tried jury and non-jury cases in both state and federal courts and before the American Arbitration Association. Lee also litigates health care Certificate of Need ("CON") cases at the Office of Administrative Hearings and has appeared many times in the North Carolina Business Court, North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Lee received his B.A., with honors, from the University of Notre Dame. He received his J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he won the Judge Heriot Clarkson Award for Ethics in the Legal Profession. Lee runs marathons, enjoys international travel, and served as local counsel for The Rolling Stones during their concert in Durham, North Carolina in October 2005.

• Recognized as a leading Healthcare Litigation attorney by Chambers USA (2011, 2012)
• Listed among The Best Lawyers in America: Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Health Care Law (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• Listed among Business North Carolina Magazine Legal Elite: Litigation (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013); Category Winner (2013)
• Listed among North Carolina Super Lawyers for Business Litigation (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• Named one of Top 100 Super Lawyers in North Carolina (2012, 2013)
• Listed as a Benchmark Litigation "Local Litigation Star" for Healthcare in North Carolina (2012, 2013)

• NC Bar Association, Health Law Section Council (2011-2014); Chair, Membership Committee
• Band Together, Advisory Board/Steering Committee (2009-present)
• SAFEchild, President (2007-2008); Board of Directors (2003-2009)
• Community Service Committee, White Memorial Presbyterian Church (2003-2006)

• "Business Court's Rejection of Shareholder Challenge Reaffirms", Notes Bearing Interest, Vol. 29, No. 2, February 2008
• "Do You Know What DFS Did Last Summer?", Prognosis, Vol. 23, No. 1, November 2006

• Shell Trademark Management B.V. v. Warren Unilube, Inc., 765 F. Supp. 2d 884 (2011)
• Telerent Leasing Corp. v. Boaziz, 686 S.E.2d 520 (N.C.App. 2009)
• Mission Hospitals v. N.C. Dep't. of Health and Human Servs., 189 N.C.App. 263, 658 S.E.2d 277 (2008)
• Wake Forest University Health Sciences v. N.C. Dep't of Health and Human Servs., 180 N.C.App. 327, 638 S.E.2d 219 (2006)
• Pergo, Inc. v. Faus Group, 401 F.Supp.2d 515 (E.D.N.C. 2005)
• Godby-Neal v. General Motors Corp. & Fidelity Invs. Institutional Servs. Co., 266 F.Supp.2d 449 (W.D.N.C. 2003)
• Moore v. McKibbon Bros., Inc., 41 F.Supp. 2d 1350 (N.D. Ga. 1998)
• Richland Run Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. CHC Durham Corp., 346 N.C. 169, 484 S.E.2d 527 (1997)
• N.C. Dep't of Human Resources v. Weaver, 121 N.C.App. 517, 466 S.E.2d 717 (1996)