Tara Lee is one of the leading trial lawyers in the United States. She was named the US Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2017 by Benchmark Litigation, the first woman ever to receive that distinction. She has numerous awards for her skills as a trial advocate and has been consistently ranked as one of America's leading lawyers by Chambers USA. In past years she has been recognized as one of the top Female Powerbrokers in Law by Law360, a Pioneer and Trailblazer in Litigation by the National Law Journal, one of the Ten Most Innovative Lawyers in the US by the Financial Times, and one of the Top 100 Women in Investigations by GIR.