USVI Attorney Lee Rohn Named Finalist for National Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

ST. CROIX — Attorney Lee J. Rohn, a pillar of the Virgin Islands legal community for nearly four decades, has been named a finalist for the prestigious Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, presented annually by the national advocacy organization Public Justice. The award recognizes attorneys whose work has made the most significant contribution to the public interest through precedent-setting or socially impactful litigation. Rohn’s nomination stems from her role in securing a landmark victory in "In re Red Dust Claims", a case that held an alumina refinery accountable for decades of environmental harm caused by hazardous red mud waste dispersed into nearby neighborhoods on St. Croix. The case, which took 27 years to litigate, brought justice to largely low-income, local residents who had endured the harmful effects of carcinogenic dust for years. Rohn, alongside her legal team at Lee J. Rohn & Associates, partnered with attorneys Rick Yelton and Jayde Encalade of Burns Charest LLP to lea...