Lee Lafayette

Lee Lafayette focuses on estate planning with an emphasis on thoughtful guidance, client education, and long-term planning. His approach is designed for individuals, families, and business owners who want more than standard documents. He helps clients understand their choices and create plans that reflect their goals with confidence and care.

Lee’s education includes a Juris Doctor from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, where he graduated cum laude and received the Justice James C. Otis Scholarship. He earned a Business Administration Degree from Chicago State University and the University of Notre Dame, building a strong foundation in law and business practice. His practice centers on estate planning, including plans that address personal, financial, and legal concerns over a client’s lifetime. He guides clients through decisions involving asset transfer, family protection, future incapacity, and trusted decision-making. His work emphasizes planning that effectively adapts as circumstances, relationships, and priorities change over time.

Rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions, Lee takes time to learn each client’s goals and explain the planning process clearly. He helps clients consider both practical legal needs and the broader legacy they want to preserve, including values, responsibilities, instructions, and guidance for future decision-makers and beneficiaries when needed. His legal career reflects a commitment to being a trusted advisor beyond the initial planning meeting. He supports clients by helping them prepare documents, understand how those documents function, and make informed decisions that may reduce confusion for loved ones during difficult transitions or unexpected events ahead.

Through Lee Lafayette’s estate planning work, he helps people gain confidence that their wishes are organized, documented, and capable of guiding others when needed. His counsel can help families avoid uncertainty, reduce stress, protect important relationships, and approach important decisions with greater clarity, structure, and peace of mind today. His background in business and law allows him to understand the planning concerns of professionals, entrepreneurs, and families seeking durable legal support. With a relationship-focused approach, he provides practical guidance that grows with each client, supports changing needs, and helps protect what matters most for the future with steady professional attention.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Attorney, Lee Lafayette Law, PLLC
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Former Volunteer, Minnesota Justice Foundation

Licensed State

• Minnesota

Education

• Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Chicago State University
  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)

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