Lee LLP
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One of 102 law firms listed in Kitchener, and one of 25 handling Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
About Lee LLP
Lee LLP and Lee ADR offer a range of legal services in Kitchener, with particular emphasis on civil litigation, personal injury, real estate and corporate commercial matters, along with alternative dispute resolution. Clients get a team of lawyers and alternative dispute resolution professionals who commit to doing their best to help.
The lawyers are Bruce Lee, Milena Protich and Mark Lee. Bruce Lee earned a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School in 1973 and was called to the Ontario bar in 1975. Milena Protich completed a Master of Laws at the London School of Economics in 1984, with a call to the Ontario bar in 1986. For Mark Lee, a law degree from the University of Windsor came in 1999 and the Ontario call in 2001.
Since March 2001, Bruce Lee and Milena Protich have acted as Plan Counsel for the Walkerton Compensation Plan, a role that has meant a large number of dispute resolution sessions. For Milena Protich, it's involved advising the Plan's Administrator on the resolution of thousands of claims and taking part in many mediations and arbitrations.
Practice areas
Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Personal Injury
Real Estate Law
Business & Corporate Law
Wills, Estates & Trusts
Litigation in courts and tribunals
Milena Protich has litigated before civil and criminal courts and administrative tribunals, with matters at every level of court. Bruce Lee's litigation has ranged over municipal and environmental liability, employment, insolvency and landlord and tenant disputes, among other commercial matters.
Mediation and arbitration through Lee ADR
Mediation and arbitration are a service in their own right here. Most of Bruce Lee's practice now consists of acting as a mediator, and Mark Lee often mediates too, besides appearing as counsel at mediations in civil cases. From 1998 to 2001, Mark Lee took part in a Small Claims Court mediation project in Ontario that Justice Shelley McGill set up for litigants in that court.
Injury and liability claims
Personal injury is the main emphasis of Bruce Lee's litigation, covering motor vehicle cases, occupiers' liability, products liability and professional negligence. Mark Lee's work takes in occupiers' liability, environmental liability and insurance law, and insurance law is one of the firm's services.
Agreements, franchises and share or asset deals
On the corporate commercial side, Bruce Lee negotiates and drafts agreements, does franchise work and handles purchases and sales of shares and assets. Mark Lee drafts and reviews business agreements and works on share and asset deals as well.
Real estate transactions
Mark Lee's corporate commercial work includes real estate transactions. From 1974 to 1980, Milena Protich worked in land development, moving into increasingly senior roles in that industry.
Wills, estates and trusts
Bruce Lee's experience takes in real estate transactions as well as wills and estates. Milena Protich also has experience with wills, estates and trust matters, alongside corporate commercial files.
Municipal, planning and charities law
Municipal and planning law and the law of charities and non-profit organizations are both among the firm's services. Milena Protich's experience covers municipal, planning and environmental law and not-for-profit work, and Milena Protich has published and lectured on municipal, administrative, privacy and charitable law.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleHow Lee LLP works
Lee LLP's aim is to find early solutions that keep costs down, backed by strong advocacy that extends to courtroom representation when a matter calls for it. The firm welcomes the chance to guide clients through significant transactions in their personal and business lives. It strives to be attentive and responsive with the people it works with, and to run an efficient, well managed practice grounded in mutual respect and collegiality.
Milestones & recognition
- Bruce Lee appears in The Best Lawyers in Canada, a peer review publication.
- Milena Protich received the Law Society Bicentennial Award of Merit in 1997 for volunteer work, and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.
- Milena Protich received the Ivan C. Rand Award in Constitutional Law and the McCarthy and McCarthy prize, along with an award as second-place oralist in the Niagara Cup International Law Moot.
- In third-year law school, Mark Lee was one of twenty-five students accepted into an ADR training class given by Alan Stitt of the Stitt Feld Handy Group.
- Milena Protich holds a Certificate of Achievement in ADR and Advanced ADR from the University of Windsor.
In the community
- Milena Protich is a past Chancellor of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada.
- Milena Protich has served on boards in areas ranging from arts and culture and hospital administration to affordable housing, education and refugee assistance.
- Bruce Lee was a community representative on the governance committee of Grand River Hospital's board. In past years, Bruce Lee was also involved with the Kitchener-Waterloo Jaycees, managed and coached in the Kitchener Minor Hockey Association, and chaired the Official Board of Trinity United Church.
- Mark Lee is a certified hockey coach and volunteers with the Woolwich Minor Hockey Association.
Affiliations & connections
- ADR Institute of Ontario: Bruce Lee, Milena Protich and Mark Lee are all members of the ADR Institute of Ontario.
- The Advocates' Society: Bruce Lee is a member of The Advocates' Society.
- Institute of Corporate Directors: Milena Protich is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Lawyers 3
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1986 · median 40 years in practice 1 of 3 lawyers
The neighbourhood
Lee LLP's office is at 687 King Street West in Kitchener. In Kitchener, King Street divides the city into its north and south sides, and northwest of downtown it's home to Grand River Hospital. Ion light rail runs two-way along King Street past its Allen and Grand River Hospital stops.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I work with Lee LLP in Serbian?
- Yes. Lee LLP works in both English and Serbian.
- Does Lee ADR handle mediations with many parties involved?
- Yes. Complex disputes with multiple parties are an area of significant experience for Bruce Lee, whose mediation work covers many kinds of legal disputes.
- Can an insurance company or another lawyer bring a matter to Lee LLP & Lee ADR?
- Yes. Lee LLP & Lee ADR wants to help individuals, other legal professionals and insurance companies that need legal assistance.
- Has a Lee LLP lawyer sat on the CPP pension review tribunal?
- Yes. Milena Protich has served as the legal member of the CPP pension review tribunal.
Where to find them
687 King Street West, Kitchener, ON N2G 1C9 · 519-570-3500
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