Wayne J. Lee

New Orleans, LA

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Bet-the-Company Litigation

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Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann LLC

34 Best Lawyers awards

Awarded Practice Areas

Bet-the-Company Litigation Antitrust Law Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation - Antitrust Litigation - Insurance Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in New Orleans.

Biography

Mr. Lee is Chair of the firm's Commercial Litigation Practice Group. For the last 15 years, his practice has included a concentration in insurance and insurance class action lawsuits. He has experience in handling coverage issues, bad faith claims, mold claims, regulatory issues and class action claims with a myriad of substantial issues. Mr. Lee joined Stone Pigman, and was admitted to the Louisiana Bar, in 1974.

Overview

New Orleans, Louisiana

504-581-3200

909 Poydras Street, Suite 3150
New Orleans, LA 70112-4042

Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1974

Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association

American Bar Association - Member
Board of Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund - Member
Louisiana State Bar Association - Past President

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New Orleans, Louisiana

504-581-3200

909 Poydras Street, Suite 3150
New Orleans, LA 70112-4042

Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association

American Bar Association - Member
Board of Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund - Member
Louisiana State Bar Association - Past President

Tulane University, J.D., graduated 1974

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Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Bet-the-Company Litigation, New Orleans (2026)
Antitrust Law, New Orleans (2025)
Litigation - Antitrust, New Orleans (2025)
Insurance Law, New Orleans (2024)
Insurance Law, New Orleans (2021)
Litigation - Antitrust, New Orleans (2018)
Litigation - Antitrust, New Orleans (2016)
Insurance Law, New Orleans (2012)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2026 for work in:

Antitrust Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Insurance
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Additional Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury Litigation

Special Focus:

Insurance

Awards:

Mr. Lee has received LSBA President's Awards for work as Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Program Committee, for work as Co-Chair of the Practice Assistance and Improvement Committee and for work as Co-Chair of the Standing Committee on Diversity.
He has been named to Chambers U.S.A. America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the field of general commercial litigation and to Louisiana Super Lawyers.
In 2006, the Louisiana Bar Foundation's Board of Directors selected Mr. Lee as the 2006 Distinguished Attorney in Louisiana. He was inducted into the Tulane Law School Hall of Fame in 2013 as a member of the inaugural class.

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Litigation 2022

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