As a former litigation manager at a Tier 100 law firm, attorney Lee Hutton is no stranger to high stakes litigation. In 2019, he made the strategic decision to dedicate his legal expertise to providing relationship oriented, results focused services for his clients. From that vision, The Hutton Firm, PLLC evolved into a premium boutique law firm with both national and international reach. Lee now serves as the firm’s managing partner, specializing in trial litigation with an emphasis on business, complex, and commercial litigation, as well as securities, insurance defense, products liability, construction, employment, environmental, and sports and entertainment law.
Lee has tried more than 100 cases, including arbitrations and hearings, achieving successful outcomes across Minnesota, New York, California, and throughout the United States. Through this extensive experience, he has built a nationwide practice representing a diverse client base in complex disputes. His courtroom excellence has earned him numerous accolades, including being named “Attorney of the Year” for his trial litigation work. He has also received honors such as Forty Under 40, Up and Coming Attorney, Above the Fold, Distinguished Alumni, and has been consistently recognized as a Super Lawyer and Rising Star every year since 2007.
His clients range from individuals and small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Lee represents clients in a wide array of complex disputes, particularly in construction, commercial, and employment litigation. In addition, he has represented professional and amateur athletes, including Olympic and Paralympic competitors, along with celebrities and artists in contract negotiations. He also advises clients on brand protection and extortion matters. His experience extends to sports concussion litigation and rights of publicity cases, and he possesses in depth knowledge of sports by laws and policies at both the professional and collegiate levels. Lee has been connected to several high profile matters, including NFL and NCAA concussion and name, image, and likeness cases, the Kardashian divorce, and has represented the interests of notable individuals such as Robert Herjavec.
A frequent guest lecturer and media contributor, Lee regularly provides legal analysis on entertainment, sports, and litigation topics for local, national, and international outlets. His appearances include BBC Network, Court TV, Daily Mail, Life and Style Magazine, TMZ, as well as regional stations such as Fox 9 and Kare 11. He is also featured on his radio and television show, “10,000 Takes,” where he hosts the segment “Sports in the Courts.” Lee continues to be a trusted legal voice for media coverage of high profile cases.
Lee Hutton is licensed to practice in Minnesota, New York, the Southern District of New York, and the United States Supreme Court.
He earned his Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota.
