In 2018-2019, Mr. Lawson gained significant trial experience during a seven-month secondment with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, where he served as an Assistant District Attorney. During that time, he prosecuted numerous felony cases on behalf of the State of New York, including a jury trial and several evidentiary hearings. Among other things, he obtained a conviction and substantial jail sentence after an approximately one month long jury trial on a 15 count indictment, including an attempted murder charge. He also successfully presented a number of cases before the Grand Jury and briefed several post-conviction and post-sentencing challenges.
Mr. Lawson served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Carl E. Stewart of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 2015-2016.