Atty. Christopher T. Lee
Christopher T. Lee is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., Founder and Chair of the Food and Beverage Industry Group , and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
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Christopher T. Lee is a personal injury attorney based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, practicing at Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC. Educated at Duquesne University (J.D., 1991). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — FDA Law (2026). Serands clients in Pittsburgh, PA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
Christopher T. Lee is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., Founder and Chair of the Food and Beverage Industry Group, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He concentrates his practice in the areas of food and beverage liability, commercial law and litigation, and toxic tort law.
Mr. Lee has substantial experience in complex personal injury and commercial matters. From national coordinating counsel on food-borne illness outbreaks to class actions, commercial cases and data breach cases, he is recognized nationally as counsel in significant matters.
Professional Accomplishments:
- “Attorney of the Year” by international quick-service restaurant chain, Sept. 2004
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® every year since 2008
- Super Lawyers® – Corporate Counsel Edition
- The Best Lawyers in America®: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants since 2012
- Green onion Hepatitis A outbreak (600 ill, including 4 deaths), Pennsylvania
- Tomato Salmonella outbreak (500 ill), National Coordinating Counsel, Pennsylvania
- Peanut butter Salmonella outbreak, Pennsylvania
- Frozen hamburger E. coli outbreak (40 ill), National Coordinating Counsel, New Jersey
- Quick-service restaurant Hepatitis A outbreak (40 ill), Coordinating Counsel, Illinois
- Egg Salmonella outbreak (in excess of 1,900 ill) – largest egg Salmonella outbreak in history, National Coordinating Counsel, Iowa
- Quick-service Hepatitis A class action (shot class action), Alabama
- Quick-service Salmonella outbreak (10 ill), Illinois
- MRSA outbreak at Temple, New York
- Food supplement, National Coordinating Counsel
- Data breach regarding health care system records, Pennsylvania
- National quick-service restaurant shooting spree (5 shot, 3 killed)
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Practicing law in Pennsylvania. Legal matters in Pennsylvania are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Pittsburgh are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Pennsylvania state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Pennsylvania courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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