About the Firm
Justice cannot be
for one side
alone, but must
be for both
Jerry F. Lee has a Private Law Practice in Cleveland Georgia,
located only 5 miles from North Georgia's Historic Alpine Village; Helen
Georgia. He is a Clayton County native and attended its' public school's.
After military service during the Vietnam War, he attended and is a
graduate of both the Clayton State University and the Georgia State
University, Schools of Criminal Justice and Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He
is also a graduate of Harvard Law School's, Graduate Program For Trial
Lawyers. Jerry has been active in Georgia State Bar affairs and was
appointed by the State Bar President to serve as a Member of the
Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee for several years.

He has served as an Assistant in the Fulton County Superior and
Juvenile Court, Public Defender's Office. As a Probation and Parole
Supervisor and as an Investigator for the Georgia Pardons and Parole Board,
during which he investigated Felony cases including numerous notable
Death Penalty cases. He has served as legal counsel for the Atlanta offices
of the Oklahoma Tire and Shock Absorber Manufacturing Co.   

Mr. Lee is admitted to practice before: All City, Municipal, County, and State;
Trial and Appellate Courts within the State of Georgia. He has argued Appellate
matters before both the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of
Georgia. He is admitted to the Federal Bar and the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Georgia as well as the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Georgia. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals
for both the Fifth and Eleventh Federal Circuits covering most of the Southeastern
States. He also practices regularly before the Georgia Worker's Compensation
Board litigating work related injuries. He was admitted to practice Pro Hac Vice to
the Texas District Court of Webb County [Laredo] in Criminal Felony matters.

JERRY F. LEE'S PEERS [OTHER MARTINDALE-HUBBELL RATED
ATTORNEYS IN OUR AREA] IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION HAVE SEEN FIT
TO BESTOW A BV RATING ON HIS ABILITIES AND ETHICS. THIS RATING
HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY AND HE IS RATED BV WITH THE
MARTINDALE-HUBBELL PEER REVIEW DIRECTORY.

A BV RATING IS DEFINED AS:

BV® Peer Review Rating — The BV is an excellent rating for a lawyer with more
experience. Peer Review Ratings are established by lawyers. The legal community
respects the accuracy of Ratings because it knows that its own members — the
people best suited to assess their peers — are directly involved in the process.

THE BV RATING INDICATES MR. LEE'S LEGAL WORK AND ABILITIES
ARE...HIGH TO VERY HIGH. THERE IS ONLY ONE RATING HIGHER.
WHILE HIS ETHICS ARE RATED THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE...V.

WHILE THESE RATINGS ARE NOT THE ONLY THING A PERSON SHOULD
CONSIDER IN THE HIRING OF AN ATTORNEY, THEY SHOW THE
RESPECT HELD FOR MR. LEE'S WORK IN HIS FIELD...AND WHOM
BETTER TO HONESTLY JUDGE THE ABILITIES OF A LAWYER...THAN
THOSE LAWYERS THAT OPPOSE HIM IN COURT.

While in college, Jerry worked for the Georgia Legislative Research
Committee for the Peace Officer's Association of Georgia. His thesis
entitled... In Re: Argersinger v. Hamlin was recognized as the Best
Research Paper by the members of the Georgia Association of Criminal Justice
Educators. After law school, Jerry also served as a Part-Time College
Instructor.  He is a life long member of
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Jerry is married to Mindy Lee and they have two children
Brittany and Hallye.
Jerry F. Lee • Attorney at Law •
Staff: Mindy J. Lee , Legal Assistant
Mary Owens, Office Secretary -Cleveland Office
(706) 348-1386   Fax (706) 348-7167 •
185 Whisperwood Way  - Cleveland, GA. 30528-7526
Retainer required for services not covered by contingency fees.