Experienced Personal Injury Attorneys In Charleston, SC

The Lawton Law Firm of Charleston, SC is committed to providing first class representation to our clients in an honest, ethical, and diligent manner. Our lawyers take great pride in the services we provide. The firm provides legal services for people who have suffered serious injuries or economic harm from dangerous products, negligence, corporate misconduct, or medical malpractice. Please visit our website for more information about our firm.

ANGUS MACAULAY LAWTON

EDUCATION

Duke University, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 1984

University of South Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor degree, 1988.

South Carolina Board Certified Civil Mediator, 2005

South Carolina Board Certified Circuit Court Arbitrator, 2007

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Bar Association
  
• Federal Bar Association
  
• South Carolina Bar Association
  
• South Carolina Trial Lawyer’s Association
  
• American Association for Justice
  
• Received Advocate Designation 2002
  
• Charleston County Bar Association
  
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Member of:

• Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church
  
• Ducks Unlimited
  
• The South Carolina Forestry Commission
  
• South Carolina Coastal Conservation League
  
• The Nature Conservancy
  
• Duke Alumni Association
  
• Carolina Alumni Association
  
• Surfrider Foundation
  
• NC Society of the Cincinnati
  
• French and American Scholars Committee
  
• Society of Colonial Wars
  
• Saint Andrews Society of the City of Columbia
  
• United States Tennis Association

Community Involvement:

• Coach, Mount Pleasant Recreation Department Little League Baseball and Soccer
  
• Captain, Ion 3.5 Mens Tennis Team
  
• Volunteer, Charleston Habitat For Humanity
  
• South Carolina Adopt a Highway program (adopted S.C. Road S-3-23)

Erica McElreath

EDUCATION
College of Charleston, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, 2004
Charleston School of Law, Juris Doctor, May 2009
South Carolina Bar, Certified Guardian and Litem for child custody disputes, January 2010

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
America Bar Association
South Carolina Bar Association
Charleston County Bar Association
South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
Charleston Lawyers Club

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
East Copper Baptist Church, member
Susan G. Komen Foundation, volunteer
College of Charleston Alumni Association, member
Charleston School of Law Alumni Association, member
Charleston School of Law Mentoring Program, volunteer

HONORS / AWARDS
Articles Editor, Charleston Law Review
Teaching Fellow, Legal Research and Writing, Charleston School of Law
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research and Writing
Second Place Winner, American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Section National Law Student Writing Competition

Articles by Angus M. Lawton

• Logo Liability in Tractor Trailer Cases; South Carolina Lawyer Magazine, January 2007

• Discovery From the Plaintiff’s Perspective; Lorman Education Services, 1998

• Products Liability, Legal Issues for Investors in South Carolina, International Law Committee of the South Carolina Bar, 1997

• Expert Witnesses in Premises Liability Cases; National Business Institute Publications, 1993

Presentations Made by Angus M. Lawton

• Panel Member, Civil Law Update for Trial and Appellate Advocacy Section, South Carolina Bar Convention, January 2008

• “Liability in Tractor Trailer Cases”; South Carolina Trial Lawyer’s Association Convention, Hilton Head, South Carolina, August 2006

• “Drivers’ Duties at Railroad Crossings”; WCSC News, Charleston, South Carolina, 2002

• “South Carolina Auto Insurance and Accident Litigation”; Lorman Education Services Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1998

• Professional Attorneys

  “Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in South Carolina”; National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education seminar, 1993

• “Liability in the Food and Beverage Industry”; Johnson and Wales University, Hospitality Course, 1991