M. Lee Cheney

Background

Lee, a member of the litigation team at Young Moore and Henderson, has expertise in medical malpractice and medical device cases. She rejoined Young Moore and Henderson as a shareholder in November 2009 after a number of years practicing with other law firms. She has more than 20 years of experience as a trial attorney. Her practice has largely focused on cases in which law and medicine intersect, such as the defense of cases alleging professional negligence, and pharmaceutical and medical device liability in both state and federal courts. In these areas, Lee has lectured and published extensively. She has represented health care providers in administrative, licensing and regulatory matters. Lee has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Product Liability
• Professional Liability
• Nursing Home/Long Term Care Litigation
• Licensing Boards and Commissions

Education & Bar Admissions

• J.D., University of Virginia School of Law 1983
• A.B., cum laude, Harvard University, 1980

Admitted in

• North Carolina, 1983
• Georgia, 1987
• District of Columbia, 1988
• U.S. District Courts for North Carolina and Georgia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

Awards & Achievements

• Best Lawyers in America™, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers™, 2009

Professional & Civic Activity

• American Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
• Georgia State Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• Wake County Bar Association
• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
• Board of Directors, 1994-1998
• Defense Research Institute

Publications & Presentations

• “Medicolegal Aspects,” Textbook of Interventional Cardiology, 3rd ed., E.J.Topol, ed., W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1998.
• “Medicolegal Issues in Interventional Cardiology,” Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine, 2nd ed., R.S.Stack, ed., Churchill Livingstone, Inc., New York, 2002.
• “Medicolegal Issues,” Acute Coronary Care, 2nd ed., R.M.Califf, D.B.Mark, and G.S.Wagner, eds., Mosby-Yearbook, Inc. St. Louis, 1995.
• “North Carolina Rules of Professional Responsibility Regarding Legal Assistants,” Seminar Paper, April 1990.
• “Recent Developments in Liability Insurance Law Affecting Coverage for Environmental Pollution,” Seminar Paper, October 1998.
• “Medico-Legal Principles of Emergency and Intensive Medical Care,” Acute CoronaryCare, R.M.Califf, ed., Martinus Nijhoff Publishing, Boston, 1987.
• “Legal Controversies in Nursing,” Medicolegal News 6(1), Spring 1978, pp. 8-19.

Milestones

• Kenyon v. Gehrig, 183 N.C.App. 455, 645 S.E.2d 125 N.C.App. (2007), review denied, 362 N.C. 176, 658 S.E.2d 272 (2008).
• Minneman v. Martin, 114 N.C.App. 616, 442 S.E.2d 564 (1994).
• Bamberger v. Bernholz, 326 N.C. 589, 391 S.E.2d 192 (1990).

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