Makailah D. Lee

Makailah Lee advises employers across a range of industries on labor and employment matters, helping clients navigate workplace issues, employment laws and regulations, and employment-related disputes. 

She works with employers to address legal and workplace concerns, develop practical approaches to employment matters and manage potential risks. Makailah draws on her prior litigation experience to provide employers with a practical perspective when addressing workplace disputes and other employment-related matters.

Before joining Williams Mullen, Makailah gained experience representing businesses and health care providers in a variety of civil litigation matters in state and federal courts. Her experience included litigating employment disputes, construction-related claims, contract disputes, medical malpractice and professional liability matters. She also served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Lisa M. Lorish of the Court of Appeals of Virginia.

She earned her Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law, where she served as a student attorney in the Advanced Administrative Litigation Clinic. She was also an active member of the Black Law Students Association, serving as a mock trial coach, and participated in the Health Law Association. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from James Madison University.