James W. Lawson

James W. Lawson specializes in criminal litigation in both state and federal criminal trials, as well as in appellate cases. He has acted as legal counsel in 39 states and appeared in 25 federal districts. His representation includes businesses and individuals in complex federal and state investigations of health care, contracting, bank fraud, and other economic crimes. For more than 40 years, he has represented companies, their officers, and their employees through a variety of federal and state investigations and prosecutions. These matters have typically involved requests for corporate documents along with individual subpoenas for testimony before grand juries or administrative agencies. James has represented corporations and individuals in cases involving health care and provider services, government and private procurement and false contracting claims, bank fraud, money laundering, construction-related issues, computer and technology claims, and matters related to violations of government regulations. For investigations ultimately resulting in criminal prosecution, he has negotiated successful resolutions and has tried cases to successful jury conclusions as well.