Zachary J. Lee

Zachary Lee focuses his practice on environmental and energy law. He previously was at the Office of Mission Support for the Environmental Protection Agency. Zachary litigated Suspension and Debarment actions from EPA officials, other federal departments and agencies, and state and local environmental agencies. In doing so, he was responsible for case strategy and execution, including opening and closing arguments, direct- and cross-examination of witnesses, depositions, presentation of evidence, drafting written responses, and making recommendations to Agency officials. Prior to working at the EPA, Zachary was an Honors Attorney for the Office of the General Counsel for the Department of the Navy, where he provided the full range of environmental legal services in support of the Naval Air Systems Command Headquarters, its affiliated program offices, and the Command’s many field detachments. Here, his environmental expertise focused on planning, compliance, remediation, natural resources conservation, regulatory and legislative development, contract review and drafting, and litigation support.

Zachary was a Research Assistant to Professor Robert Percival and Dean Donald Tobin, and had clerkships at the Office of the Attorney General within the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Office of the General Counsel for the Department of the Navy, and the Environment and Natural Resources Division within the Department of Justice.

Zachary completed a Climate Change and Health certificate program from Yale School of Public Health.