Angus Macaulay Lawton

Angus M. Lawton is the founding member of the Lawton Law Firm, L.L.C.. He is a native of Allendale, South Carolina.

Mr. Lawton was raised in a family of attorneys. His maternal grandfather, Angus Hamilton Macaulay, practiced law in Chester, South Carolina for over 40 years.

Mr. Lawton's father was Thomas Oregon Lawton, Jr., a world war II veteran and a practicing attorney for 35 years. His mother, Bess Macaulay Lawton, was an Allendale County educator, and she served on the Allendale County and South Carolina school boards for many years. Mrs. Lawton received her Ph.D in education from the University of South Carolina.

Mr. Lawton has two siblings: Thomas Oregon Lawton, III, an attorney in Asheville, North Carolina, and Margaret Macaulay Lawton, a law professor at the Charleston School of Law in Charleston, South Carolina.

Mr. Lawton has a number of interests outside of the law. He enjoys hunting, fishing, camping with his children, baseball, surfing, and playing chess. He also helps manage his family's tree farm in Allendale County.

Mr. Lawton lives in Mount Pleasant with his wife and two children.

Erica B. McElreath

Ms. McElreath is a native of Florence, South Carolina. She obtained her undergraduate degree at College of Charleston, then after working at a Charleston law firm, went on to earn her juris doctor degree from the Charleston School of Law.

At the Charleston School of Law, Ms. McElreath served as articles editor of the Charleston Law Review. She also received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Legal Research and Writing, and served as a Teaching Fellow in Legal Research and Writing. She also served as an intern to The Honorable Patrick Duffy and The Honorable Michael Nettles.

Ms. McElreath enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with her family. Ms. McElreath’s husband is also an attorney practicing in Charleston. The couple lives in Mt. Pleasant.