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.
Where Stephen Can Practice
Even though I am based in Chicago, I can and do practice in federal courts all over the country. Here is some information about where I’ve practiced.
I am admitted in New York, Illinois, and California. For federal cases, I am admitted to the bars in multiple federal courts:
Central District of California (Los Angeles)
Northern District of Illinois (Chicago)
Central District of Illinois (Peoria)
Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit)
Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn)
Northern District of Texas (Dallas)
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi)
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee)
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana)
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Florida, Georgia, and Alabama)
The U.S. Supreme Court
I have also appeared in criminal cases in the following federal courts:
Eastern District of Kentucky
Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville)
Northern District of Ohio (Cleveland and Toledo)
Western District of Texas (San Antonio)
Southern District of Texas (Houston and McAllen)
Middle District of Florida (Orlando)
Southern District of Georgia
I’ve been involved with many cases involving the Department of Justice’s Fraud Section and Medicare Strike Force, so I’d be happy to help if you have a case involving such lawyers.
And if you need help in a federal case in another part of the country, please reach out. I may be able to represent you even if I am not already admitted in a particular federal district, and I may be able to refer you to another lawyer even if I cannot help you.
Contact Stephen Lee Law.
Law Office of Stephen Chahn Lee, LLC
33 N. Dearborn, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60602