Elisa Y. Lee, Esq.
Criminal defense & civil rights attorney based in Chicago, Illinois. Licensed in California, Illinois, and New York.
Practice Areas: Federal and state criminal defense, with experience representing clients charged with capital murder, armed robbery, gun trafficking, arson, RICO conspiracies, narcotics conspiracies, material support to “terrorists,” bank fraud, wire fraud, public corruption, violations of supervised release, international extradition, charges related to arrests by ICE/CBP, and more. Civil rights litigation including Section 1983 police brutality claims.
Bar and Court Admissions:
Illinois, 2026
California, 2022
New York, 2013
Northern District of California
Northern District of Illinois
Northern District of Indiana
Southern District of Indiana
Eastern District of New York
Southern District of New York
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Clerkships:
Hon. Analisa Torres, Southern District of New York, 2015-2016
Memberships:
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Lawyers Guild
Education:
Columbia Law School, J.D.
University of Southern California, B.S.