David L. Lee has practiced and taught law for almost 50 years, for most of which he has concentrated on representing employees. David was on the Board of Directors of national NELA from 2007 through 2017 and served as its President from July 2013 through June 2015. Among other positions with national NELA, David served as co-chair of its National Litigation Strategy Project. David was also on the Board of Directors of NELA/Illinois from 2000 through 2017, was President of NELA/Illinois from 2005 to 2007, and was Vice-President of NELA/Illinois from 2003 to 2005. David also was a Hearing Officer for the Cook County Commission on Human Rights from 1992 to 2015, was elected a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in 2008, is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, has been on the Labor and Employment Law advisory committee for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, and has been named a “Leading Lawyer” and a “Super Lawyer” in the field of employment law. From 1984 to 1991, David was a full-time clinical professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law’s nationally-recognized clinic on employment discrimination with fellow NELA/Illinois members Richard Gonzalez and Ronald Schwartz. David speaks frequently to lawyers and human-resources personnel on employment law and has published many seminar papers and some law review articles on that topic. David has also spoken and published on civil procedure, legal writing, and other aspects of the practice of law. David received the highest possible score (800) on the national Law School Admission Test and graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1977 magna cum laude and Order of the Coif. David also attended Northwestern University for undergrad, where he claims to have majored in the game of chess and ended up rated an “expert” by the U.S. Chess Federation, but actually graduated with a B.A. in History.