Est. 2025 — Washington, D.C. & Michigan
Founded to address unprecedented threats to democracy through aggressive and uncompromising legal advocacy. We are not nine-to-five attorneys.
“We are not— Lee & Godshall-Bennett LLP
‘nine to five’
attorneys.”
Lee & Godshall-Bennett was founded in 2025 to meet an unprecedented moment. The circumstances we face as a nation require lawyers with agility, imagination, and nerves of steel — attorneys prepared to fight in administrative courts, state agencies, and the United States Supreme Court.
Our experience spans every forum where rights are contested: asylum and removal defense, deportation, unlawful detention, visa denial, employment termination, and school suspension. We have faced ICE, the State Department, DHS, USCIS, governors, universities, and corporate employers — and we have fought all of them.
How We
Work
Client
Involvement
Clients participate in strategy and decision-making throughout. You are never a bystander in your own case. Your fight is ours, and ours is yours.
Accessibility
We serve clients regardless of financial means through flexible payment plans and crowdfunding guidance. Justice should not be a luxury.
Transparency
We use public exposure and media connections to hold institutions accountable. As Justice Brandeis wrote: “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.” It is also the best litigation strategy.
Different
by Design
We operate differently from traditional corporate law practices. We have fought ICE, the State Department, DHS, governors, universities, and corporate employers. We are built for this moment.
Meet
the Team
Eric
Lee
Licensed — Michigan
Eric is a federal litigator representing clients in deportation, detention, and visa denial cases. He defends individuals facing employment termination and school discipline on free speech and association grounds. His work challenging consular officer authority has shaped U.S. immigration law at its highest levels.
Chris
Godshall-
Bennett
Licensed — District of Columbia
Chris represents victims of police brutality, students facing retaliation for activism, prisoners, and employees fighting workplace discrimination. He defends non-citizens in detention and deportation cases, bringing both legal rigor and deep personal investment to every case he takes.
Shalyn
Fluharty
Licensed — California
Shay represents clients in complex asylum and removal defense cases, both in and out of detention — including parents fighting to reunite with their children and unaccompanied minors seeking safety. A former Executive Director of Americans for Immigrant Justice and UNHCR Protection Officer, she brings frontline advocacy and systemic reform experience to every case she takes.
Ready
to Fight?
No matter how powerful the adversary or how tough the battle, we are ready to handle your emergency.