Former
JNE Commissioner to join State Bar board
The
California Supreme Court last month appointed Jason P. Lee to a three-year term
on the State Bar Board of Trustees.
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Lee, 42, is
an attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Los Angeles
specializing in securities litigation, regulation and enforcement. Previously,
he was in private practice at Shartsis Friese LLP in San Francisco, where he
was co-chairman of the securities enforcement defense group.
Lee is the
former chair of the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation, which vets
candidates who are under consideration for judicial appointment by the governor.
He has also been active in bar association and legal aid activities, including
the Asian Pacific Bar Association of Southern California, the Asian American
Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area and the Asian Law Caucus, where he
served on the pro bono lawyer panel as lead counsel on a number of immigration
matters.
Lee has a
bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles
and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. He also earned a
master of laws, with distinction, in securities and financial regulations from
Georgetown University Law Center.
He will be
sworn in to the Board of Trustees on Oct. 10.