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Lee Wallace represents plaintiffs bringing catastrophic injury cases. She handles cases where people have been injured in car and truck wreck accidents, and cases involving product liability, nursing home negligence and personal injury.
Lee Wallace also represents whistleblowers who are trying to stop fraud against federal or state governments by filing qui tam cases under the False Claims Act, state Medicaid recovery acts, FIRREA, the SEC whistleblower provisions, or the IRS whistleblower provisions.
Lee Wallace was first in her class at Vanderbilt University, and was an honors graduate of Harvard Law School. After clerking on the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, she began practice in Atlanta.
Ms. Wallace has been practicing more than 20 years, and has handled legal matters in approximately 20 different states.
Lee Wallace is the Past President of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers.
In polling of 24,000 Georgia lawyers, Lee Wallace has been named a “Georgia SuperLawyer” every year since the poll began. In 2009, her peers selected her as one of the Top 100 lawyers in Georgia. She also has been named one of the top 50 female lawyers in Georgia, and one of the top 10 product liability lawyers in the state. Ms. Wallace has been asked to serve on the Blue Ribbon panel that evaluates lawyers for the SuperLawyer award. Georgia Trend magazine has named Lee Wallace one of Georgia’s “Legal Elite.”
Ms. Wallace chaired the Product Liability Section of the Georgia State Bar. She has edited a book on medical negligence and published numerous articles on plaintiffs’ personal injury issues.
Education
Lee Wallace graduated summa cum laude and first in her class from Vanderbilt University. A Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Scholar, Ms. Wallace majored in English, with minors in economics and mathematics. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in her junior year. Ms. Wallace was a senator in the Student Government Association and Speaker of the Student Senate. She was a member of the debate team, winner of the Houston Oratory Contest, and First Place individual speaker at the SIU Regional Debate Tournament. Ms. Wallace was awarded the Founder’s Medal in Oratory.
Lee Wallace graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1987. She was a research assistant for Professor Laurence Tribe, and an editor of the Harvard Law School Journal of Law and Public Policy in 1984-1985. She was founder and chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium. She was elected class representative for the class of 1987.
Representative Cases
Lee Wallace handles personal injury cases resulting from car and truck wrecks, nursing home negligence, product liability, and bacterial contaminations. Many of her personal injury clients have traumatic brain injuries or spinal cord injuries. She also handles whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act or Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).
Lee Wallace has been admitted pro hac vice and has litigated cases in numerous states around the country.
Here is a representative sampling of successful cases in which Ms. Wallace has represented - by herself or with a team - the person who was injured, or the family of the person who was killed. Unless otherwise indicated, the amount of the settlement in each of these cases was confidential and therefore cannot be disclosed.
Car Accident Case
$300,000
A young woman was seriously injured in a car collision that was not her fault. The case settled for $300,000, which was the full policy limits from three different insurance companies. Georgia.
Whistleblower Case
$4,000,000
An aircraft mechanic blew the whistle on a contractor that was overbilling the Government in a contract in Iraq. The Government got $4,000,000 back - and he got a percentage because he helped. Georgia.
Legionnaire's Disease
Confidential settlement
Six members of a family contracted Legionnaire's Disease while sitting near the whirlpool at a hotel. Legionella bacteria were breeding in the filter of the whirlpool, and became airborne. The whirlpool logs showed that the whirlpool had been poorly maintained in the months leading up to the incident, and continued to be poorly maintained in the months following the incident. Lee Wallace sent Freedom of Information Act requests to every county in which the hotel chain had a hotel. She obtained damning records showing that other hotels in the chain had had their pools shut down due to maintenance and bacterial problems. Georgia.
GM Pickup Fuel-Fed Fire - Death
$104,000,000 jury verdict, with subsequent confidential settlement prior to retrial
A high school student was driving home in a GM pickup truck which had its fuel tank outside the frame rails of the vehicle. A drunk driver struck the student's truck in the side. The fuel tank of the pickup truck was punctured and the high school student was burned to death. Member of litigation team. Georgia.
Product liability -- serious personal injury
$750,000 settlement
A young man was seriously injured when his leg was caught in the unguarded roller on a carpet-manufacturing machine. A protective cage was already in place, but it had been placed behind the rollers instead of in front of them. Georgia.
Auto Collision
$100,000 settlement
A hard-working Romanian immigrant suffered broken bones when a car crossed the center line and struck his vehicle head-on. The case settled for the full amount of the insurance policy without suit being filed. Georgia.
Suzuki Samurai Rollover - Quadriplegia
$32,000,000 verdict, with subsequent confidential settlement
A young woman was a passenger in a Suzuki Samurai, which rolled over, rendering her a quadriplegic. Member of litigation team. Missouri.
Car Accident Collision
$100,000 settlement
A middle school gym teacher was hurt when her car was struck by a careless driver. She broke her pelvis in five places and broke six ribs. Her injuries made it very difficult for her to be as active with her gym students as she had been. The case settled for the full amount of the insurance policy without suit being filed. Georgia.
Car Accident Collision
$100,000 settlement
A woman was proceeding straight down the road. A driver in a nearby turn lane suddenly turned directly in front of the woman, injuring her and totaling her car. The case settled for the full amount of the insurance policy without suit being filed. Georgia.
Birth-Related Infant Brain Injuries
Confidential settlement
An infant was born with catastrophic brain injuries because she had been deprived of oxygen immediately before birth. The family had requested a C-section, but the doctor delayed it. The injuries could have been prevented if the hospital and doctor had performed a C-section in time. Georgia.
Boarding School Rape
Confidential settlement
A boy attending a boarding school was raped by an older classmate. Members of the school administration had encouraged sexual misconduct and created an atmosphere that fostered several acts of abuse, including this one. Georgia.
Officer and Director Fraud
Confidential Settlement
The CEO of a company discovered the company's President had taken money from the company. When he came forward with the information, the President and the company sued him. I represented the CEO and filed a counter-claim. The case settled by the company dropping the case against him and also paying him money. Georgia.
Suzuki Samurai Rollover - Brain Injury
Confidential settlement
A young man was driving a Suzuki Samurai that rolled over after it was struck by another vehicle. He suffered severe brain injuries. Since GM and Suzuki had joint ventured on another SUV, the Sidekick, Lee Wallace filed motions in the Detroit, Michigan, court, forcing GM to disclose documents that revealed critical facts about the Samurai. Michigan, Georgia.
Seatbelt Failure Causes Ejection - Brain Injury
$40,000,000 jury verdict, with subsequent confidential settlement
A van was struck on the passenger side by another vehicle. The driver of the van was wearing her seat belt, but it came off in the collision. The driver flew out the passenger side window of the van, and landed headfirst on the pavement, suffering catastrophic head injuries. Member of litigation team. Georgia.
GM Pickup Fuel-Fed Fire - Death
Confidential settlement
After a collision punctured the fuel tank of his GM pickup truck, a young man died in the ensuing fire. The pickup truck had its fuel tank outside the frame rails of the vehicle. Member of litigation team. Oklahoma.
County Government Raids Business, Falsely Accuses Owners
$8,000,000 settlement
A county government raided a small business, confiscating its computers and all of its files. The county government accused the small business owners of drug smuggling. The charges were completely false, but the business owners lost their reputations and their business. Member of litigation team. Georgia.
GM Pickup Fuel-Fed Fire - Severe Burns
Confidential settlement
Two brothers, one a father of two, were riding in a GM pickup truck with the fuel tank outside the frame rails. The tank on their truck ruptured when their truck was struck by another vehicle. One of the men got out of the truck, but he went back in when he realized his brother was trapped. Both young men lived, but were badly burned. Member of litigation team. South Carolina.
Toyota 4Runner Rollover - Brain injury
Confidential settlement
A legal secretary was driving a Toyota 4Runner. When she got two wheels off the road, and corrected to get back on the road, the 4Runner rolled over. The secretary suffered catastrophic brain injuries. She could no longer walk, feed herself, or talk or communicate in any way. Member of litigation team. Georgia.
Dodge Van Fuel-Fed Fire - Severe Burns
Confidential settlement
A woman was driving a Dodge van to make deliveries. She stopped when a highway construction worker signaled traffic to stop, but the driver behind her missed the signal and collided with the back of her van. The fuel tank on her car ruptured, and a fire erupted. The woman managed to escape the burning van, but not before she was badly burned over 67% of her body. Member of litigation team. Georgia.
Suzuki Samurai Rollover - Paraplegia
Confidential settlement
A college student was a passenger in the back seat of a Suzuki Samurai. The Samurai fishtailed on ice, and rolled over. The college student was thrown from the vehicle and became a paraplegic. Member of litigation team. New York.
Suzuki Samurai Rollover - Paraplegia
Confidential settlement
A high school student was a passenger in a Suzuki Samurai. The Samurai rolled over, killing the young man. Member of litigation team. West Virginia.
Work History
After graduating from Harvard Law School, Lee Wallace clerked for Judge James C. Hill of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Ms. Wallace worked for a large downtown Atlanta firm for her first several years of practice.
In 1992, Lee Wallace began to practice plaintiffs’ personal injury law at the firm that is now Butler, Wooten, & Fryhofer. Ms. Wallace practiced at that firm for nine years, the last five as a partner. After stints at two other litigation boutiques, Ms. Wallace now has her own law firm in Atlanta, Georgia.
Publications
Lee Wallace has published a number of articles on topics ranging from the First Amendment to plaintiffs’ personal injury.
Lee Wallace is the editor of a book on medical malpractice:
2004
Malone on Medical Negligence: Case Evaluation and Review Manual
Lee Wallace, Editor A treatise published by PESI Law Publications
An article Ms. Wallace wrote for The Brief, the magazine put out by the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Section, was selected to be one of the ABA’s 13 “Best Articles of the Year” by the Sole Practitioner/Small Firm section.
Ms. Wallace has published a number of legal articles, including:
2009
Blowing the Whistle on Fraud: An Introduction to Qui Tam Suits and the False Claims Act
Verdict Magazine
A publication of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
April 2009
The Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Georgia After O.C.G.A. § 24-9-67.1 “Adopted” Daubert
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Spring 2009
An Introduction To The Most Neglected Statute In America: The False Claims Act
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
April 2008
Why Partnership is Killing the Legal Profession
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
February 2008
The Pink Ghetto
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
January 2008
Judges Deserve Better
Co-author Randy Evans GAWL Newsletter
January 2008
A Call to Sanity
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
October 2007
The Right to Practice Law
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
September 2007
Super Mom, Super Lawyer
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
July 2007
So Why Can’t I Market: How Women Lawyers Can Win the Marketing Game
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
June 2007
Whatever Happened to Women in the Law
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
2006
Bad Bug Law: Bacterial Contaminations
Verdict A publication of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
April 2003
Spoliation of Evidence
Georgia Bar Journal
A publication of the Georgia Bar
September 2000
Right Under Your Nose: Spotting Product Liability Suits
Hidden within Your Road Wreck Case Files
The Best Articles Published by the ABA
A publication of the American Bar Association’s General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section
Spring 2000
Right Under Your Nose: How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried within Your Road Wreck Case Files
The Brief
A publication of the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Practice Section
March 2000
How to Recognize the Top 10 Auto Product Defects
The Practical Litigator
Spring 1999
Right Under Your Nose – How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried Within Your Road Wreck Case Files
ATLA Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Newsletter
Summer 1999
An Update on Design Defect Law in Georgia and Current Trends in the Post-Banks Era
Verdict
Co-author Josh Sacks A publication of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Spring 1996
Verdict Interview: A Bit of History
Verdict
A publication of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Winter 1995
Verdict Interview with Chief Justice Benham
Verdict
A publication of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
1989
Clergy Arbitrator Liability
The Catholic Lawyer
A publication of the St. John’s Law Review
Articles by Lee Wallace (Downloadable)
Blowing the Whistle on Fraud
The Basics of Whistleblower/Qui Tam/ False Claims Act Suits
Daubert in Product Liability
Expert Witness Testimony in Product Liability Cases
Right Under Your Nose
How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried Within Your Road Wreck Case Files
How to Recognize and Develop a Product Liability Case
Legal and Factual Criteria for a Product Liability Lawsuit
Bad Bug Law
Bacterial Contamination Cases
Spoliation of Evidence
Dealing with Missing Evidence
Ethical Considerations
To Whom Does the Lawyer Owe His Duty?
Current Trends in the Post-Banks Era
An Update on Design Defect Law in Georgia
Intervening Causes
Developments in the Evidentiary Rules Applicable to Product Liability Claims
Other Similar Incidents
Developments in the Evidentiary Rules Applicable to Product Liability Claims
Taking Charge of Your Career
Becoming a Leader in Your Organization and Community
Mentoring for Women Lawyers
The Impossible Dream?
Offers of Settlement
Under New O.C.G.A. § 9-11-68
April 2008
Why Partnership is Killing the Legal Profession
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
February 2008
The Pink Ghetto
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
January 2008
A Call to Sanity
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
October 2007
The Right to Practice Law
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
September 2007
Super Mom, Super Lawyer
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
July 2007
Whatever Happened to Women in the Law
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
June 2007
So Why Can’t I Market: How Women Lawyers Can Win the Marketing Game
President’s Column, GAWL Newsletter
Speaking Engagements
Lee Wallace speaks and publishes frequently on legal topics. She has been invited to guest lecture at Emory Law School and Georgia State Law School, and to speak at the Bobby Lee Cook Symposium at John Marshall Law School. Ms. Wallace has presented continuing legal education seminars to lawyers in several states and Canada. She has spoken at the annual conventions of the American Bar Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association, and for the ICLE at Sea program. Her speeches have covered topics ranging from product liability to spoliation of evidence.
(Upcoming) 6/9/11
ICLE's Personal Injury and Georgia Insurance Meet Urgent Legal Matters in Alaska
When the Whistle Blows - Whistleblower Law in 2012
(Upcoming) 6/9/11
ICLE's Personal Injury and Georgia Insurance Meet Urgent Legal Matters in Alaska
Handling of Product Liability Cases
(Upcoming) 12/9/11
GTLA
How To Tell Whether You Have a Whistleblower Case
3/23/11
GTLA
Owning Your Own Firm
11/11/10
ICLE's CLE at Sea Seminar
When the Whistle Blows: Urgent Legal Matters in Whistleblower Law
7/27/10
GAWL
Business Development for Women Lawyers
4/17/09
GTLA Annual Seminar
Daubert in Product Liability
4/3/09
Bobby Lee Cook Symposium at John Marshall Law School
Advocacy and Professionalism
3/14/09
ICLE Seminar, Amelia Island
Product Liability
2/27/09
Georgia Trial Lawyers of Middle Georgia
Qui Tam/False Claims Act/Whistleblower Law
11/10/08
ICLE Critical Legal Issues at Sea Cruise
Product Liability
11/10/08
John Marshall Law School
Networking for Law Students
10/21/08
GAWL Monthly Luncheon
Mentoring for Women Lawyers
5/22/08
Annual Judicial Reception, Columbus Chapter of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
Keynote Address
5/8/08
Georgia Association of Women Lawyers Annual Dinner
Final President's Address
5/8/08
LEXIS/NEXIS Women's Leadership Summit
Women in the Law
2/22/08
GAWL Leadership Academy
GAWL: Its History and Its Future
1/31/08
GAWL
"Part-Time" Work in the Law
1/29/08
Leadership Seminar, GAWL and the Women in the Profession Committee of the Atlanta Bar
My Path to Leadership
11/15/07
Clayton County Bar Association
The Changing Law Profession: Women Lawyers in Transition
11/13/07
John Marshall Law School Women in the Law Reception
Women in the Law
10/16/07
Seminar of the Staff Attorneys of the Georgia Appellate Courts
Ethics and Professionalism
8/30/07
Urgent Legal Matters Seminar, Sea Island, Georgia
Product Liability
5/31/07
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, Formation of Southside Atlanta Chapter
GAWL: Its Past and Its Future
5/22/07
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Annual Meeting
President's Address
9/28/06
Formation of Mercer GAWL Chapter
Keynote address
3/16/06
John Marshall Law School, GAWL Chapter
Mentoring for Women Lawyers
2/21/06
Columbus, Georgia, GAWL Chapter
Mentoring for Women Lawyers
11/05
Savannah, Georgia, GAWL Chapter
Mentoring for Women Lawyers
10/28/05
ICLE Georgia Personal Injury Practice Seminar
Offers of Judgment
9/19/05
Women in the Legal Profession
Sponsoring organization: Women in the Profession Section of the Atlanta Bar
Rainmaking
5/19/05
Taking Charge of Your Career seminar
Sponsoring organization: National Association for Women Lawyers
Becoming a Leader in Your Organization and Community
1/24/05
Application of the Daubert Case in Georgia
Sponsoring organization: American Inns of Court, Bleckley Inn
"Should Daubert Be Adopted in Georgia?"
1/29/04
Starting Your Own Practice
Sponsoring organization: Atlanta Bar Association Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Section
Flying Solo
1/23/04
Mentoring
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
Keynote address, Mentoring
11/20/03
Trial Law Seminar
Sponsoring organization: Cobb County Trial Lawyers Association
Ethical Considerations: To Whom Does the Lawyer Owe His Duty?
10/24/03
Preparation for Tort Cases
Sponsoring organization: ICLE
How to Recognize and Develop a Product Liability Case
7/22/03
Preparation for Tort Cases
Sponsoring organization: American Trial Lawyers Association
How to Recognize and Develop a Product Liability Case
1/24/03
The Art of Advocacy
Sponsoring organization: ICLE
Ethics
12/13/02
Georgia Product Liability Seminar
Sponsoring organization: Product Liability Section of the Georgia Bar
Spoliation
10/25/02
All-Star Seminar on "Georgia Law of Torts: Preparation for Trial"
Sponsoring organization: ICLE
Ethics and Professionalism in Discovery
7/23/02
2002 American Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention
Sponsoring organization: Products Liability Section, ATLA
Why Juries Award Punitive Damages in Products Cases
5/17/02
11th Annual Product Liability Institute
Sponsoring organization: Product Liability Section of the Georgia Bar
Chair of section sponsoring seminar
4/4/02
Flying Solo
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Getting Started On Your Own
11/30/01
Auto Torts XXIV
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
How to Spot a Product Liability Case
11/9/01
Sponsoring organization: Product Liability Section of the Georgia Bar
Chair of section sponsoring seminar
Cross Examination of Experts
7/16/01
ATLA Annual Convention in Montreal, Canada
Sponsoring organization: American Trial Lawyers Association
Right Under Your Nose: How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried Within Your Road Wreck Case Files
5/30/01
Damages: How to Overcome the Toughest Part of the Case
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
The Three R's of Punitive Damages: How to Maximize Punitive Damages in Your Cases
5/22/01
10th Annual Product Liability Institute
Sponsoring organization: Product Liability Section of the Georgia Bar
Automotive and Tire Product Liability Issues
4/30/01
Georgia Products Liability Practice for Paralegals
Sponsoring organization: HalfMoon, L.L.C.
Right Under Your Nose: How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried Within Your Road Wreck Case Files
4/5/01
Solo and Small Firm Success
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Right Under Your Nose: How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried Within Your Road Wreck Case Files
7/25/00
International Student Christian Fellowship
The American Justice System
6/9/00
9th Annual Product Liability Institute
Sponsoring organization: Product Liability Section of the Georgia Bar
Right Under Your Nose - How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried within your Road Wreck Case Files
4/29/00
Georgia Personal Injury Practice for Paralegals
Sponsoring organization: HalfMoon, L.L.C.
Right Under Your Nose: How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried Within Your Road Wreck Case Files
3/00
Georgia State Law School Christian Fellowship
Ethics and Practicing Law
3/00
The Amos Group
Women and the Law
12/99
Cobb County Bar Association Meeting
Right Under Your Nose: How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried Within Your Road Wreck Case Files
11/99
Emory Law School
Product Liability Law and Practice
10/99
Hawaii State Bar Association Annual Seminar
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii Bar Association and Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association
Right Under Your Nose: How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried Within Your Road Wreck Case Files
8/99
American Bar Association Annual Meeting
Sponsoring Organization: Tort and Insurance Practice Section of ABA
Right Under Your Nose - How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried within your Road Wreck Case Files
5/99
DeKalb Lawyers Association Annual Seminar
Right Under Your Nose - How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried within your Road Wreck Case Files
3/99
DeKalb Lawyers Association Meeting
Right Under Your Nose - How to Tell if a Product Liability Suit is Buried within your Road Wreck Case Files
4/30/98
Trial Advocacy: Masters of the Art
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Trial Briefs that Make a Difference
3/1/96
Details that Make the Difference
Sponsored by: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Paralegals' Section
Other Similar Incidents
2/23/96
Product Liability Institute
Sponsoring Organization: Product Liability Section of the Georgia Bar
Recent Developments in the Evidentiary Rules Applicable to Product Liability Claims: Other Similar Incidents and Intervening Causes
1/26/96
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Motor Vehicle Wreck Seminar Atlanta, GA
Ethical Considerations in the Trial of a Personal Injury Case:
To Whom Does the Lawyer Owe His Duty?
1995
Western Trial Lawyers Association Auto Products Seminar
GM Fuel-Fed Fire Cases
Professional and Community Involvement
Lee Wallace is the Past President of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, and the recipient of the group’s Visionary Award.
Ms. Wallace has served as a member of the State Bar of Georgia’s Bench and Bar Committee since 2007. She is a Master in the Bleckley Inn of Court for Georgia State Law School. Ms. Wallace was a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Civil Justice Foundation from 1999 - 2007. From 1998 – 2009, she served on the State Bar of Georgia’s Disciplinary Rules Committee, which drafted the first-ever disciplinary rules for lawyers in the State of Georgia.
Lee Wallace has sat on the boards of both the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers and the Sole Practitioner/Small Firm section of the Atlanta Bar, and has chaired committees for both groups. She served as secretary of GAWL, and co-chaired its Brown Bag Luncheon program.
Lee Wallace served on the Atlanta Bar Association’s Judicial Selection and Service Committee, and chaired that bar’s State Courts Committee. Ms. Wallace served as a member of the Emerging Issues Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Practice Section.
Ms. Wallace co-chaired the Consumer Affairs Committee of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and edited GTLA’s Verdict magazine for two years.
She also served as GTLA parliamentarian. In cooperation with the Chamblee Georgia Police Department, the University of Georgia Extension Service, and the DeKalb Safe Kids Coalition, Ms. Wallace organized a GTLA drive to provide free bicycle helmets to children who did not have them.
Lee Wallace is a member of Taxpayers Against Fraud, a group dedicated to prosecuting and stopping false claims against the Government.
Ms. Wallace has served as a member of the Emerging Issues Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Practice Section. Lee Wallace has spoken at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association. She also served on the Emerging Issues Committee of the ABA’s Tort and Insurance Practice Section. Lee Wallace is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, now the American Association for Justice, and has spoken at several of its annual meetings.
Lee Wallace is a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta.
Lee Wallace and her husband George have been married since 1994 and have two children.
After a spinal cord injury in 1983, George did rehabilitation at Shepherd Center. In 1998, Shepherd Center opened a short-term living facility across from their church, ChristChurch Presbyterian Church in America, and the Wallaces saw an opportunity to express their gratitude. They founded a ministry through their church to host “Sundaes on Sunday”, an ice cream social for residents and their families.