Margaret Lawton joined the Charleston School of Law in 2005 to teach substantive criminal law, constitutional criminal procedure and trial advocacy. Prior to coming to Charleston, she served on the faculty at the Appalachian School of Law where she was named outstanding teacher for the 2L class for 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. In August 2008, she was named The Charleston School of Law's associate dean for academic affairs. Dean Lawton brings extensive trial and appellate criminal experience. Following a clerkship with the Hon. Thomas A. Flannery of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, she prosecuted criminal cases as an assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C. She holds a J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A., cum laude, from Duke University.
Articles
Double Jeopardy, Georgetown Law Journal: Twentieth Annual Review of Criminal Procedure (1991)
Books
Contributions to Books
Author, six essays on constitutional criminal procedure [topics included automobile searches, open fields doctrine, Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel], Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties (2006)
Presentations
Presenter, The Law Governing the Admissability of a Defendant's Statements, 20th Annual Criminal Practice in South Carolina CLE (2011)
Panelist, Roundtable Discussion on Grand Jury Reform: An Idea Whose Time Has Come (Again)?, Southeastern Association of Law Schools [SEALS] Annual Meeting (2010)
Moderator, Professional Responsibility and the Case for Actual Innocence, Crime and Punishment 2nd Annual Law & Society Symposium (2010)
Presenter, Courtroom Testimony for Law Enforcement Officers, sponsored by The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office and the Charleston School of Law (2009)