Tamara Lee

Tamara Young Lee is a higher education administrator and licensed attorney in the State of Alabama. She is the founder and owner of the Lee Elder Law Group, a boutique law firm dedicated to advising clients on elder law, probate and estate planning issues Before going into Higher Education, Mrs. Lee served as the Vice President of Business Development for Alabama Small Business Capital and Executive Director and General Counsel for the Southern Development Council, located in Montgomery, Alabama. She has received national recognition for her achievements in the areas of economic development and advocacy for small business financing. She was honored by the National Association of Development Companies with the organization’s “National Leadership Award for Executive Directors.” Mrs. Lee is a graduate of North Carolina Central University School of Law, where she received the Juris Doctorate Degree and a graduate of the University of Alabama where she received a B.S. Degree in Music Education. At Alabama she was the second African American cheerleader and was a piano student of the esteemed Amanda Penick. She was the recipient of a four-year Music scholarship and received the Black Faculty Academic Achievement Award from 1977-1981. Upon graduation from law school she was selected as one of 100 law school students in the country for the Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship, working in the Montgomery Legal Services Corporation Office. Committed to community service, Mrs. Lee is also actively involved in several local and national organizations and has served on numerous local community boards including the Montgomery Area United Way and Leadership Montgomery. She is a member of several professional and civic organizations including the Macon County Economic Development Authority, Alabama Bar Association, Alabama Lawyers Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., The Tuskegee Chapter of Links Inc. and currently serves as Chair of the Southern Area Links HBCU Initiative