About Stephen Chahn Lee
Stephen Chahn Lee's career journey combines the law, journalism, and medicine. Stephen was a pre-med student in college but switched to journalism and the law due to his love of those areas. He worked for major news organizations, two large law firms, and the federal government before starting his solo practice in 2022.
As an Assistant United States Attorney and in his former practices, Stephen excelled in high-profile cases and public service that impacted the legal landscape. He served as the senior counsel to the Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office’s health care fraud unit, helping advise and train prosecutors and law-enforcement agents. He also advised Medicare’s Center for Program Integrity on ways to deter fraud, waste and abuse more efficiently. In his former practices, Stephen worked on large internal investigations, one of the largest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, and a high-profile defamation suit.
Beyond his professional achievements, Stephen's creative ventures and community involvement include writing an analysis of the Sherlock Holmes stories that led to his induction in the oldest Sherlock Holmes literary society, organizing events about Asian-American legal history, and serving on the boards of bar associations in Chicago.
Now residing in Chicago with his family, Stephen continues to influence through his legal practice, writing, and volunteer work.
Government Service
Stephen Chahn Lee's decade as an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago saw him win convictions in all of his 17 trials, argue more than 20 appeals before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and appear before the United States Supreme Court. He served as senior counsel to the U.S. Attorney’s Ofifce’s healthcare fraud unit in his final years of public service.
Private Practice
Stephen Chahn Lee started his career at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York. After serving as a federal prosecutor, he then was a litigation partner at an AmLaw 200 firm from 2019 to 2022. He founded the Law Office of Stephen Chahn Lee, LLC d/b/a Stephen Lee Law in 2022 to focus on healthcare fraud defense.
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Chicago, IL 60604