The Alfred W. and Mary I. W. Lee Professorship is an endowed visiting chair awarded each year to a person of national stature in academic fields relating to the mission of the Institute. The Lee Professor typically teaches for either a semester or full academic year at the law school, and participates in the events and scholarly activities of the Institute. The Lee Professors have contributed greatly to the programs of the Institute and to the academic life of the law school, offering fresh perspectives and contributing to the opportunities for development of both students and faculty.

Some of our Distinguished Lee Professors include:

• Anita Allen (Georgetown University)
• David A. Anderson (University of Texas)
• Vincent A. Blasi (Columbia University)
• Martha Fineman (Columbia University)
• John McGinnis (Cardozo)
• Kent Greenwalt (Columbia University)
• Sheri L. Johnson (Cornell University)
• Robert Kamenshine (Vanderbilt University)
• Yale Kamisar (University of Michigan)
• Michael J. Klarman (University of Virginia)
• Robert F. Nagel (University of Colorado)
• John Nowak (University of Illinois)
• Charles Ogletree (Harvard University)
• David M. Rabban (University of Texas)
• Mark Tushnet (Georgetown University)
• William Van Alstyne (Duke University School of Law)
• Stephen Wermiel (former Supreme Court reporter for the Wall Street Journal)
• G. Edward White (University of Virginia)
• Diane Zimmerman (New York University)