B. Christopher Lee

Fellows
Practicing In: DE,DC,NJ,NY,PA
Member Since: 2013
215-854-6399

Location

Kurtz & Revness P.C.
Suite 1200
1515 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

About

B. Christopher Lee is Of Counsel at Kurtz & Revness, P.C. Mr. Lee concentrates his practice in construction law, design professional liability litigation and other complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Mr. Lee devotes a significant portion of his time as a neutral for the American Arbitration Association, serving as a mediator and arbitrator on the Commercial, Construction, International and Large Complex Case Panels. Mr. Lee is a member of the AAA Master Mediation Panel.

Mr. Lee is also an active member of the National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee, which is the advisory committee to the American Arbitration Association (free log-in required). Since 2006, Mr. Lee has been annually selected by his peers as one of less than a dozen Philadelphia lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.) for Construction Law. In 2013, Mr. Lee was dually selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Construction Law and Construction Litigation. In 2016 he was chosen for Mediation. He has also been named the Philadelphia Lawyer of the Year for both Construction Law and Construction Litigation.

Background

Mr. Lee is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He has also been appointed to serve as a Judge, Pro Tempore, for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Commerce Program, through which he assists the Court in resolving complex cases. In 2009 he was certified by the International Mediation Institute. He also serves on the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Federal Courts and Construction Law Committee. He is a frequent author and lecturer on construction and alternate dispute resolution issues.

In 2010 Mr. Lee was certified as a Green Advantage® Practitioner. Green Advantage is the longest standing green certification for builders and building related practitioners. Mr. Lee counsel clients on issues related to sustainable construction.

Mr. Lee is a cum laude graduate of Washington & Lee University and earned his J.D. from Temple University School of Law. Mr. Lee has been admitted to the bar in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

In addition to his legal activities, Mr. Lee is a Past President of the Board of Trustees of the Charter High School for Architecture and Design of Philadelphia, and was President of its foundation. He is also a member of The Devereux Pennsylvania Advisory Board. Mr. Lee is a director and past president of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Washington & Lee University Alumni Association and has served on the University’s National Alumni Board.

Mr. Lee has been Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated AV® Preeminent.

Education / Training

Temple University School of Law (J.D. 1976)
Washington & Lee University (B.A. 1971, cum laude)

Fees

$700/hour Self Administered
$625/hour AAA Administered (plus $75/hr AAA fee)
No charge for travel time or expense

Types of Cases Mediated