Carrie Lee has been named the new director of the Juvenile Justice Center at the Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law. Lee, whose previous position at the Center was staff attorney, is a long-time child advocate. As director, Lee will continue the work of the Center creating systemic change in the quality of representation of children in the delinquency court. She will also be spearheading the implementation of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Models for Change pilot projects in Florida.
Prior to joining the Juvenile Justice Center, Lee’s commitment to children’s representation developed while working for four years with children in delinquency court as a lead attorney with the Juvenile Division of the Orange and Osceola County Public Defender’s office. She was also employed as an attorney for the Department of Children and Families.