David Lee is a Partner at Lagerlof, LLP, specializing in banking, commercial, creditors’ rights, corporate, employment, business, and litigation matters. David has more than 40 years of experience in representing business and individual clients across a broad spectrum of disciplines.

David represents business clients involving their general business matters, including those related to corporate, commercial contracts, employment, tax, and trade secrets and unfair competition, transportation issues, business and commercial litigation, as well as purchases and sales of businesses and real estate; corporate finance; lending, financing, and leasing transactions; and environmental issues. His practice also includes the representation of financial institutions in their lending and creditors’ rights, corporate, regulatory, HOA lending and operations, commercial, operational, and litigation matters.

David grew up in the San Gabriel Valley. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Irvine and his law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. He is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, where he is a member of the Real Estate Section, the Financial Practices Section, and the Business and Corporate Law Section (of which he is a Past Chair).  He is a member of the Business and Real Estate Law Sections of the State Bar of California.  He is also a Past President of the Orange County Financial Society.

David began his practice in 1982 with the firm of Thelen, Marrin, Johnson and Bridges in Downtown Los Angeles.  In 1984, he moved to Orange County, where he practiced for ten years before forming the law firm of Lee & Keary (formerly Dunn, Lee & Keary) in 1994.  After 32 years of practice, Lee & Keary joined Lagerlof LLP, returning him to his San Gabriel Valley roots.

He has been an active member of the International Lawyers Group, a network of lawyers around the world who are committed to the delivery of legal services of the highest quality.