Law Clerk, District Attorney of Los Angeles, 1970-1971
Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles, 1971-1973
Civil Litigation Practice, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1973-1987
Civil Litigation Practice, San Francisco Bay area, 1987-1990
Civilian Superfund Attorney, Air Force Regional Counsel, San Francisco, 1990-2005.
Retired, Limited private practice and volunteer service, 2005-2011.
Associate Area Legal Counsel, Asia Area, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2011-2012
Retired, limited private practice 2012 -- Present (Practice limited to wills, trusts, estate planning and probate.)
Municipal Court Judge, 2020-Present
Since 1971
Since 1973
Since 1977
2012 - Current
Larry Lawton, Attorney at Law
Practice generally limited to existing clients
2011 - 2012
Asia Area Office, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
General civil practice, working with local counsel in twenty-plus countries where the church has a presence in Asia. Agreements for humanitarian projects may be the most rewarding work.
1990 - 2005
Air Force Regional Counsel, Western Region
Supervised environmental litigation for the Western Region, from Arizona to Alaska and Idaho to Guam.
1973 - 1990
Civil Practice
Civil Litigation (with some general practice), eventually with emphasis on the defense of architects, engineers and attorneys sued for malpractice.
1971 - 1973
Deputy District Attorney
Final assignement was Deputy in charge of jury trials for the Glendale office. After I won my 50th jury trial, it seemed pointless to continue counting.
1967 - 1970
J.D. | Law
Honors: Chairman, Orientation Committee, 1968
1962 - 1967
B.S. | Political Science
Lambda Delta Sigma (Secretary, 1961-62)
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
