About Lee M.
Lee M. Holland earned his undergraduate degree in English literature from Princeton University in 1996. He went on to law school at Cornell University, receiving his J.D. in 2001. Later in his career he completed a Certified Regulatory Compliance Professional credential at Wharton in 2016, a program tied to FINRA and aimed at financial compliance regulation.
He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and is cleared to appear before the 1st Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Holland is also listed on FINRA’s roster of neutrals, a role he has filled during different phases of his career, including service on the NASD roster earlier in the 2000s.
Holland launched a private practice under the name Law Offices of Lee M. Holland, Esq. in 2010. In 2017 he took on the title of Principal at The Investment Advocates. Alongside private practice, he has served as both a public and non-public neutral for NASD and FINRA matters, holding a public neutral role from 2005 to 2010 and a non-public neutral position beginning in 2011 that continues today.
His work intersects securities arbitration, regulatory compliance, and civil litigation. The Wharton CRCP credential sits alongside practical experience resolving broker-dealer and investment adviser disputes. Holland has handled matters that require familiarity with FINRA procedures and federal court practice. He has also been involved in business law and contested civil cases at the trial and appellate levels, based on his admissions and courtroom listings.
Community and bar activities have been a recurring element of his professional life. He served as Vice Chair of the Civil Litigation Section Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association from 2006 to 2008 and was Vice Chair of the City of Newburyport Revenue Task Force in 2008. He judged mock trial competitions between 2014 and 2017 and has been active in local service organizations such as the Acton Lions since 2014. Between 2014 and 2015 he participated on the Business Law Section Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association.
Holland’s background blends courtroom practice, arbitration and neutral appointment service, and regulatory compliance training. He currently serves as principal of The Investment Advocates and maintains a practice handling securities dispute resolution and regulatory compliance.
