[2] His Honour is also a long admirer of the Arts, including a tenure as Director of the Bell Shakespeare Company.
Lee was born in Perth in 1965 but was raised in Sydney where he attended Marist Brothers' High School, Eastwood.
[1] Lee commenced work as a solicitor in 1989 with Corrs Chambers Westgarth, he was made a Senior Associate in 1992 and then appointed the firms youngest partner in 1995.
He eventually became Senior Litigation Partner and National Practice Group Leader before being called to the bar.
[3] While at the Bar, Lee primarily appeared in Sydney and Melbourne, but also conducted cases in every superior State and Territory Court throughout the Commonwealth.