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Won Lee

Associate

St. Louis
phone: 314.345.6289
fax: 314.480.1505

email: [email protected]

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Overview

Won thrives on providing creative solutions to complex problems.

Drawn to the legal profession by a desire to help others, Won found his passion in the law’s ability to offer multiple solutions to a single problem. He relishes the opportunity to be a dependable source of advice and answers, always ready to reassure clients with a confident, “I’ve got this.”

Prior to law school, Won earned a master’s degree in international relations and served in the U.S. Navy. As Surface Warfare Officer, he honed his skills in forward planning and strategic thinking. His active duty service included leading electronic warfare operations and shipboard engineering onboard USS Higgins (DDG 76), giving him technical knowledge and focus for his legal practice. His military experience disciplined him with a strong sense of courage, integrity, and commitment to always put the mission first.

Today, Won brings his experience and skills to the Mass Tort & Product Liability practice area because of his desire to always come to court as a subject matter authority. He is particularly interested in issues that are heavily grounded in technology and science: as technologies progress, so do the legal issues surrounding them, creating new legal frontiers to be challenged.

Services

Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

Product Liability

Toxic Tort

Recognition

Navy Commendation Medal, Expeditionary Strike Group 7, 2023
Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Expeditionary Strike Group 7, 2023
Navy Commendation Medal, Destroyer Squadron 50, 2021
Navy Achievement Medal, USS Higgins (DDG 76), 2017

Education

J.D., Washington University in St. Louis
- Dean’s Leadership Award
- Dean’s List
- Civil Rights and Mediation Clinic
M.A., University of Chicago
- Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security
B.A., University of Southern California
- magna cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

Missouri
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Professional Memberships and Certifications

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri Asian American Bar Association

Languages

Korean, fluent
Japanese, conversational

Outside the Office

Won is an avid college football fan who roots for the USC Trojans. He also enjoys traveling overseas and around the U.S. seeking out unique local culinary and cultural experiences. A coffee enthusiast, Won enjoys brewing and drinking specialty coffees using one of the seven different brewing methods at home. As a current U.S. Navy Reserve officer, he regularly trains with his unit in St. Louis and participates in overseas military exercises.

Won enjoying his vacation in Thailand.

Won receives the Navy Commendation Medal.

Won makes Japanese street food as a volunteer.

Community Leadership

Won volunteers with Service to School (S2S) as a Law School Ambassador. The organization works to provide free college and grad school application counseling to military veterans and servicemembers, empowering each to make informed decisions about their education and transition to civilian life.