Lawton Law Firm

Lawton Law Firm Credentials

NATIONAL BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCACY

Angus Lawton has been certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). The certification process is rigorous, and it includes the following steps:

• The applicant must show that he has participated in at least forty-five days of actual trial, during which he examined or cross-examined witnesses, delivered an opening statement or closing argument or conducted a voir dire jury examination;
• The applicant must give the names of ten to twelve references, who are substantially involved in the relevant field of trial law, and familiar with the applicant's practice in that field. References must be received from at least three judges and three shall be lawyers with whom, or against whom, the applicant has tried a matter;
• The applicant must pass a written examination to test his proficiency, knowledge, and experience in civil trial law; and
• The applicant shall submit a copy of a legal writing document in the area for which the applicant seeks certification, containing concise and accurate writing, stating facts, applicable law, analysis of how the law applies to the facts, written in an appropriately argumentative manner.

SUPER LAWYERS

Mr. Lawton has been named to the South Carolina Super Lawyers list for 2011.

No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel.

MILLION DOLLAR & MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES

Mr. Lawton is certified as a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdict, awards and settlements. Less than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.

Members of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum must be Life Members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and must have acted as principal counsel in at least one case which has resulted in a multi-million dollar verdict, award, or settlement.

MEDIATOR

Mr. Lawton is a board certified mediator in state and federal court. To be certified as a mediator, an attorney must take a forty (40) hour training program involving the mediation process.

SUMMARY COURT JUDGE

Mr. Lawton has also acted as a judge in summary jury trials in the Court of Common Pleas. In a summary jury trial, the attorneys agree to certain evidentiary matters in an effort to streamline the trial process, and they select another attorney to act as the judge in the proceeding. The case is then submitted to a jury for their decision.