Hannah Lee
Overview
Hannah Lee defends clients on product liability, warranty, premises liability, toxic tort, and construction defect matters. From high-profile catastrophic injury cases to large-scale warranty matters, she brings focused experience within the automotive, consumer, and chemical product industries to achieve favorable outcomes for her clients.
Specific to her product liability practice, Hannah defends major motor vehicle and highway product manufacturers in high-exposure cases often involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death. She is highly adept at managing warranty matters for automotive manufacturers in California and well-versed in Lemon Law, entrusted with overseeing more than 150 cases where she conducts case workup, discovery, and settlement negotiations.
Hannah also has experience representing large retail stores and amusement parks in their premises liability matters, and has represented clients within the vaping / e-cigarette industry. Her work with clients often results in defending their interests at trials in particularly tough California venues.
Credentials
Education
- Southwestern Law School, 2008 (J.D.)
- University of California, Los Angeles, 2004 (B.A.)
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2015
- Los Angeles Business Journal, Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s, 2024
- Defense Research Institute, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Pathfinder, 2018
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
- Product Liability Practice Group, Chair, 2025
- Diversity Committee, Chair, 2018-2024
- Young Lawyers Committee, Chair, 2015-2018
- Board of Directors, 2016
- South Bay Bar Association, Board Member, 2014-2019; Civil Litigation Chair
- “Fostering a Diverse Equitable and Inclusive Work Environment,” Perrin webinar, January 2022
- “Pre-Suit Claims Resolution,” November 2020
- “2017 Year in Review: A Summary of Recent Cases,” Association for the Southern California Defense Counsel Annual Seminar, February 2018
- “Pre-Trial Preparation For New (And Not So New) Attorneys,” Association for the Southern California Defense Counsel, 55th Annual Seminar, February 2016