Brendan Lee

Brendan Lee is a fourth-year undergraduate at the University of Washington. He is studying in the Law, Societies, and Justice department and is a member in the Interdisciplinary Honors Program. His academic interests center on criminal law, with a focus on juvenile justice and the ethics of punishment. He has worked on juvenile parole advocacy and gained experience in defense law. Brendan is currently conducting research with the Ready to Release Initiative, where he is examining the limited access to rehabilitative programming for incarcerated individuals serving long-term sentences. Through this work, he hopes to highlight systemic barriers to reentry preparation and advocate for more effective support structures. Outside of school, Brendan enjoys playing the piano and throwing the baseball around.