Grace Lee Rejoins Venable’s Independent School Practice in Washington, DC
Grace H. Lee has rejoined Venable LLP’s Independent School Practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. Lee is the former vice president of legal affairs at the National Business Officers Association (NBOA), where she oversaw the legal affairs and human resources programming for independent school business officers and served as a resource for member schools on current and evolving legal challenges affecting the independent school community.
In a release, the firm said Lee will continue to work with business officers, board members, human resources professionals, and heads of school to advance the mission priorities and culture of institutions while meeting their business needs and mitigating potential liability. Prior to her role at NBOA, Lee was an attorney at Venable from 2007 to 2012, where she provided guidance and legal counsel to the firm’s independent school clients on a broad range of issues including employee policies, contracts, worker classification issues, difficult employee situations, student and family issues, governance, legal claims, and regulatory compliance. She is a frequent presenter at national and local independent school association conferences, has written extensively on school legal issues, and provides a substantial amount of training to faculty and staff around the country.
Lee received her J.D. from George Washington University School of Law in 2001 and her B.A. from Northwestern University in 1998.
