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Areas of Practice:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Appellate Advocacy

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana, 1975
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1975

F.  Drake  Lee  Jr. 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Of Counsel, since January 1, 2009
318-221-6277
318-227-7850 fax
drake.lee@cookyancey.com
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Mr. Lee's practice primarily involves commercial litigation, construction law and appellate advocacy. Mr. Lee attended undergraduate school at Tulane University and Louisiana State University and received his law degree from Louisiana State University. He was admitted to practice in 1975. Prior to joining the firm in 1976, Mr. Lee served as law clerk for the Honorable Ben C. Dawkins, Jr., Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana. He is a member of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 2000 - 2002; Secretary-Treasurer, 2005- 2006; President-Elect, 2008); the Defense Research Institute (State Representative, 1999 - 2002; Board of Directors, 2003 - 2006); and the International Association of Defense Counsel. He is a Master Bencher in the Harry V. Booth and Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court. Mr. Lee is listed by SuperLawyers as having attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in the areas of Construction Litigation, Business Litigation, and Appellate Practice.

Education:

  • Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Tulane University

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, 2000 - 2002
    Member, Board of Directors
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, 2005 - 2006
    Secretary-Treasurer
  • The Defense Research Institute, 1999 - 2002
    State Representative
  • The Defense Research Institute, 2003 - 2006
    Board of Directors
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
    Member
  • Harry V. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court
    Master Bencher
Past Employment Positions:
Honorable Ben C. Dawkins, Jr., Senior United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana , Law Clerk



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Phone: 318-221-6277

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Founded in 1914, the Shreveport law firm of Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway represents business and individual clients in Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas, including Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish, Lincoln Parish, Rapides Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Lafayette Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Orleans Parish, Bossier City, Monroe, Ruston, Alexandria, Natchitoches, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Texarkana.