Patricia H. Lee



Patricia H. Lee
Visiting Associate Professor and Director

Entrepreneurship Law Clinic - West Virginia University

Licensed: 1982

West Virginia University - College of Law
Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
PO Box 6130 Suite 213
Morgantown, WV 26506-6130
PH: (304) 293-6838

patricia.lee@mail.wvu.edu

Professional Experience

West Virginia University College of Law, West Virginia
Visiting Associate Professor and Director, Entrepreneurship Law Clinic - 2010 - Present

Committees: West Virginia University Faculty Senate Parliamentarian
JD/MBA Committee

Facilitator, MCPS Study Circles - 2006 - Present
Montgomery County Public Schools Study Circles (Part-Time Certified Facilitator), MD

Board Chair, General Counsel and Founder - 2003 - Present
National Institute for Urban Entrepreneurship (NIUE), Greater Washington, DC

Executive Director, Mediator, Trainer, Facilitator and Fundraiser - 2007 - 2008
Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County (CRCMC), MD

Managing Vice President and National Director of Clinical Programs - 2002 - 2003
Institute for Justice ("IJ"), Washington, DC

Founding Director, Senior Lecturer at Law and Staff Attorney - 1998 - 2002
The University of Chicago Law School, IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship, Chicago, IL

General Practitioner 1994 - 1998

Patricia H. Lee & Associates, Ltd., Oak Park, IL
Adjunct Lecturer at DePaul University School of Law, Chicago, IL
1996 - 1997

Visiting professor at Northern Illinois University School of Law, DeKalb, IL
1994 - 1996

McDonald's Corporation, Oak Brook, IL
Senior Corporate Attorney and Staff Director
1984 - 1994

Publications

The Role and Impact of Clinical Programs on Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth, pending Chapter in upcoming book due summer 2011
America, yes we did!, Pathways Magazine, December 2008

Eminent domain: In the aftermath of Kelo v. New London, A resurrection in Norwood: One
public interest attorney's view, Western New England College of Law, 29 W. NEW ENG. L. REV. 121 (2006).

None of the topics are laughing matters, Howard University Hilltop, Washington, DC (2005).

Board Service

  • Community Mediation Maryland Board Member (2007 - 2008);
  • Ashton Preserve HOA Board & VP (2003 - 2004)
  • Mid-County Citizens' Advisory Board (2004 - 2008), Legislative Committee Chair and Associate Liaison

 

Areas of Practice
Entrepreneurship Law
Urban Entrepreneurship
Real Estate Finance

Education
University of Maryland, Univ. College, Adelphi, MD
Doctor of Management, Coursework for one year Sept. 2009 - April 2010

Syracuse Whitman School of Management
The Syracuse University Program in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Experiential Classroom V
Sept. 16 - 19, 2004

Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL
Juris Doctorate, May 1982

Northwestern University College of Arts & Sciences, Evanston, IL
Bachelors of Arts & Sciences, May 1978
Degree: Economics and a focus in Mathematics

Professional Organizations
  • American Constitution Society, Outreach Committee

  • American Law and Property Society

  • American Bar Association

  • Association of American Law Schools

  • Members of Diversity

  • D.C. Bar Association

  • National Bar Association (2004 - 2007), Small Business Law Section Chair

  • American Constitution Society, Moot Court Judge (2009), Briefing Judge (2009 - 2010)

Licenses and Certifications

  • West Virginia State Bar Association

  • Northern District of Illinois

  • Supreme Court of Illinois

  • U.S. Supreme Court

  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals






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