William E. Lawton

Shareholder

 

PRACTICE AREAS:

• ​Business and Corporate

• Commercial Litigation

  • Class Action/Complex Litigation

  • Insurance Regulation

  • Non-Compete Agreements

  • Real Estate Litigation

• Construction Law

• Insurance Law

  • Insurance Coverage Litigation

  • SIU/Fraud Investigation Group

• Life, Health & Disability Litigation

• Medical Malpractice

• Personal Injury and Property Damage Defense

  • Auto Accidents

  • Intentional Torts/Fraud

  • Premises Liability

• Products Liability

• Professional Liability

 
BACKGROUND:

Mr. Lawton received his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida in 1973. In 1976 he formed the firm of Dean, Ringers, Morgan & Lawton, P. A. He has been Board Certified as a civil trial lawyer since 1989, and has an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Mr. Lawton has tried cases throughout the State of Florida, both in the State and Federal Court systems. His Bar admissions include the State of Florida and the District of Columbia. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, the American Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the International Association of Defense Counsel.
 
EDUCATION:

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
  (Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 1973)

• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
  (Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, 1971)

 

RECOGNITION:

• AV rating – Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer – The Florida Bar

 
COURTS ADMITTED:

• State of Florida

• District of Columbia

• United States Supreme Court

• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

• United States District Court, Northern District of Florida

• United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

• United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

• United States District Court, Western District of Washington

• United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas

 
MEMBERSHIPS:

• The Florida Bar

• The Orange County Bar

• The District of Columbia Bar

• The American Bar Association

• The Florida Defense Lawyers Association

• The Defense Research Institute

• The International Association of Defense Counsel

• National Board of Trial Advocacy

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Phi Kappa Phi