Lee Whatling is an Associate at Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP and is located in the Atlanta and Savannah offices. He is a member of the Appellate Advocacy, Insurance Coverage & Extra-Contractual Liability, Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers, and Professional Liability/Errors & Omissions practice sections. He is also actively involved in the Homeowners Associations (HOA), Accountants Liability, and Real Estate interdisciplinary teams. His practice focuses on complex litigation and appellate matters, with an emphasis on insurance coverage disputes, professional liability, and commercial claims.
Lee represents insurers, professionals, and business entities in trial and appellate courts across Georgia. He is known for his meticulous legal research and persuasive writing, and brings a thoughtful, strategic approach to resolving disputes. Prior to joining FMG, Lee served as a judicial clerk to United States Magistrate Judge Charles H. Weigle in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Macon Division.
Lee earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served as Executive Articles Editor for the Georgia Law Review. During law school, he interned for Piedmont Circuit Superior Court Chief Judge David Motes and the Western Judicial Circuit Public Defender Office, and worked as a research assistant for Professor Nathan Chapman. He holds a B.A. in American Studies from the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. Before attending law school, Lee spent two years teaching English as a Second Language in Incheon, South Korea.
