Matt Lee is a nationally recognized and highly regarded trial lawyer. For over 15 years, Mr. Lee has focused his practice on fighting for people in consumer class actions, employment/civil rights litigation, and other complex plaintiff’s litigation. He also serves as Chair of Milberg’s Employment & Civil Rights Group.
After winning a $14 million judgment in a recent jury trial against IBM, the federal court judge found that “[t]his success reflects the quality of counsel who succeeded in proving claims of retaliation largely with circumstantial evidence.” The jury’s award was the largest ever in a retaliation, discrimination or wrongful termination case in the Western District of Washington (Seattle).
Mr. Lee has also served as lead counsel in class actions and other complex cases both in North Carolina and around the country, including:
- Co-Lead Interim Class Counsel in Edwards v. CSX Transportation, Inc., No. 7:18-cv-169-BO (E.D.N.C.), a case involving devastating flood damages after Hurricanes Matthew and Florence estimated damages in excess of $250,000,000.
- Lead Counsel in two class actions against IBM arising from its commission’s practices: Comin v. International Business Machines Corp., No. 19-cv-07261-JD (N.D. Cal.) and Engle v. International Business Machines, Corp., Index No. 654556/2020 (Supreme Court of New York).
In the few hours Mr. Lee is out of the office, you may find him hacking away on the golf course, hiking/biking in Raleigh’s Umstead Park, or traveling with his wife, Molly, and their three children, Evie, Audrey, and Arthur.
